Spartan Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Spartan, rice crisps, caramel

Spartan, rice crisps, caramel: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Spartan, rice crisps, caramel by Spartan has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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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 Spartan, rice crisps, caramel, 2 of its 2 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 Spartan, rice crisps, caramel sits nationally

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

3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% 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

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
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

Rice pieces (rice flour, salt), corn (with germ removed), sugar, natural flavors, sweetened condensed milk, high fructose corn syrup, salt, caramel color, soy lecithin, sucralose.

Product Details

Brand
Spartan
Barcode
0011213083827
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Spartan, rice crisps, caramel above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Spartan, rice crisps, caramel's 3.5/5 average puts it in the lower 91%, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.5/5 rating on Spartan, rice crisps, caramel?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Spartan, rice crisps, caramel's 3.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence 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.