Lay's, Smartfood NOVA 4

frito lay

frito lay: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

frito lay by Lay's, Smartfood has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Product Insight: frito lay

frito lay by Lay's, Smartfood is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.7 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 2 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Monosodium Glutamate (621)
Flavor Enhancer · Caution
4
Disodium Inosinate (E631)
Flavor Enhancer · Low Risk
5
Citric Acid (E330)
Acidity Regulator · Safe

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

o cheetos donchy cheese flavored snacks: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin monoi tra'e, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, baked lay's barbecue flavored potato crisps: dried potatoes, corn starch, corn oil, sugar, salt, soy le. hin, onion powder, maltodextrin (made fror. corn), dextrose, brown sugar, 0% whey proteli concentrae, onion powder, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, sa'., enzymes), citric acid, baked ruffles cheddar & sour cream fla oret potato crisps: dried potatoes, corn s ar h, corn oil, sugar, maltodextrin (made from ccrn), salt, soy ler ithin, dextrose, whey, artificial color (yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6), skim milk, natural and artificial fiavors, garlic powder, lactic a id, disodium inosinate, and disodi m guanylate. baked lay's barbecue flavored potato crisps has 65% less fat than regular potato chips. fat coitent of regul

Product Details

Barcode
0028400308502
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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