HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED
HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED by Sun Chips 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 C.
- Safety score 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Snacks / Cereals and potatoes / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Chips and fries / Crisps / Potato crisps / Light potato crisps
How This Score Is Built
HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
Whole corn, vegetable oil (sunflower and/or canola oil), whole wheat, whole grain brown rice flour, whole oat flour, sugar, corn maltodextrin, salt, whey, natural flavors, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, buttermilk, potassium salt, Romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, lactose, paprika extract (color), sodium caseinate, citric acid, skim milk, garlic powder, lactic acid, Parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, enzymes, salt).
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.6/5.
- Brummel & brown buttery spread, creamy strawberry, 10% nonfat yogurt, 34% vegetable oil spread Δ 0.0 pts · Unilever 4.6/510 additives
- Betty Crocker Key Lime Mousse Chilled Treats 4 Count Δ 0.0 pts · General Mills 4.6/59 additives
- Bubble Fruit Gel Δ 0.0 pts · Del Monte 4.6/59 additives
- Chewy Δ 0.0 pts · Tic Tac 4.6/59 additives
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Sun Chips
- Barcode
- 0028400768252
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED above or below average on ingredient safety?
HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED scores 4.6 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 81% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4.6/5 ingredient safety score mean?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED's mapped ingredients average out to 4.6/5, which is 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.