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Frito Lay Jalapeno Ranch Sunflower Seeds 1.875 Ounces

Pepsico Inc. · Nuts/Seeds - Prepared/Processed · barcode 00028400228251

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Red No. 40 (Allura Red), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of nuts/seeds - prepared/processed show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-03-19). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to all of them.
  • California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source

Typical for nuts/seeds - prepared/processed

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Almonds, shelled: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cashews, salted: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2020)
  • Lead in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Almonds, shelled: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 15, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cashews, salted: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 40.7, highest 45 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 333, highest 400 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Almonds, shelled: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cashews, salted: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 0.43, highest 1.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Almonds, shelled: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 8.7, highest 12 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cashews, salted: found in 1 of 1 sample, average 3.5, highest 3.5 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.3, highest 5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 2 of 20 samples, average 0.15, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sunflower seeds (shelled), roasted, salted: found in 7 of 20 samples, average 0.56, highest 4 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

Sunflower Seeds, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Skim Milk, Monosodium Glutamate, Lactose, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Corn Starch, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey, Sugar, Buttermilk, Dried Garlic, Spices, Dextrose, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Jalapeno Pepper, Malic Acid, Sodium Acetate, Artificial Color (Blue 1, Red 40), Citric Acid, and Lactic Acid.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.

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