Spoon Scout

Sabritas Flavored Snack Mix, Fiesta Mix

Frito-Lay Company · Other Snacks · barcode 00028400623926

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine) and Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), 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.
  • Additives4 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of other snacks 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • 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.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. Source

Typical for other snacks

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.13, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chips, potato: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 130, highest 200 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chips, tortilla: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 2, highest 2.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 6.03, highest 6.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 36.3, highest 42 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chips, potato: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.33, highest 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chips, tortilla: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.73, highest 6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Corn/tortilla chips: found in 1 of 20 samples, average 0.1, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.45, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato chips: found in 11 of 20 samples, average 2.23, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 8 of 19 samples, average 1.62, highest 10 ppb (2008-2012)

"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)

CHEETOS BRAND PUFFS CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS: (ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN [MADE FROM CORN], SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [YELLOW 6]), AND SALT.) RANCHERITOS BRAND FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS: (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SKIM MILK, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), NATURAL FLAVORS, MUSTARD SEED, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS.) TURBOS BRAND FLAMAS FLAVORED CORN SNACKS: (CORN, CORN OIL, TURBOS FLAMAS SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN [MADE FROM CORN], SALT, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE], SUNFLOWER OIL, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM DIACETATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], NATURAL FLAVORS [INCLUDING NATURAL EXTRACTIVES OF LIME AND RED PEPPER], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION POWDER, WHEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GARLIC POWDER, ROMANO CHEESE [PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTERMILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE).) SABRITONES BRAND LIME & CHILI FLAVORED WHEAT SNACKS: (ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COTTONSEED AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM TAPIOCA), BAKING SODA, SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LIME JUICE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE) AND NATURAL FLAVORS.)

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

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