Simple Truth Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs

Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs: 4.6/5 ingredient safety

Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs by Simple Truth has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.6 out of 5, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Biscuits and crackers / Crackers (Appetizers) / Cheese puff pastries

How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 5 of 5 ingredients tracked for Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.6 Top 19% higher than 81% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.6
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 4.6 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

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

Milk protein isolate, sunflower oil, Romano cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, salt, dextrose, yeast extract, disodium phosphate, silicon dioxide, lactic acid, natural flavors, paprika extract (color).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0011110156969
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs's 4.6/5 average puts it in the safer 81%, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.6/5 rating on Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Garlic Parmesan Protein Puffs's 4.6/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.