Sun Chips Minis
Sun Chips Minis by Frito-Lay Company 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 D.
- 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 / Potatoes and their products / Potato crisps / Light potato crisps
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 Sun Chips Minis, 5 of its 5 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 Sun Chips Minis 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, sunflower oil, canola oil, whole wheat, 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 extracts, sodium caseinate, citric acid, skim milk, garlic powder, lactic acid, Parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes).
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Sun Chips Minis: 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.
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- 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
- Frito-Lay Company
- Barcode
- 0028400700122
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Sun Chips Minis's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Sun Chips Minis'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 Sun Chips Minis?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Sun Chips Minis'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.