Munchies cheese fix snack mix
Munchies cheese fix snack mix by Fritolay has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Munchies cheese fix snack mix, 7 of its 7 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Munchies cheese fix snack mix sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
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
CORN, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT, SALT, BROWN RICE FLOUR, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, WHOLE OAT FLOUR, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, BUTTERMILK, ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POTASSIUM SALT, LACTOSE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, YEAST, MALT SYRUP, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK, SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM CASEINATE, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Munchies cheese fix snack mix: 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: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Fritolay
- Barcode
- 0028400314060
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Wal-Mart
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Frequently asked questions
How does Munchies cheese fix snack mix's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Munchies cheese fix snack mix sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on Munchies cheese fix snack mix?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Munchies cheese fix snack mix's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk 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.