Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites

Boo's & Bites

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Pirate's Booty Rice & Corn Cheddar Puffs

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−97

arsenic−40

inorganic arsenic−28

3-mcpd−11

cadmium−10

lead−8

Ingredients

−57

canola oil−36

natural flavor−8

rice flour−3

enzymes−3

whey−3

2 smaller deductions−4

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+64

Minimum score+64

Final score0

Contaminants · 9

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Pirate's Booty Rice & Corn Cheddar Puffs

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic46 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 4.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

3-mcpd13 ppbof 12 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×EU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I as amended by Reg. (EU) 2024/1003 (point 5.3.3.2) — sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters expressed as 3-MCPD, 12 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP (cut from 15). Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published 3-MCPD number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 80 ug/kg; free 3-MCPD in hydrolysed vegetable protein and soy sauce 20 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats for the final consumer 1,250 ug/kg.

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

Cadmium4.88 ppbof 5 ppb

98% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

Lead4.25 ppbof 5 ppb

85% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

Inorganic Arsenic22.2 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

AcrylamideNDof 40 ppb

Not detectedEU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb

Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

Glycidyl EstersNDof 6 ppb

Not detectedEU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I (point 5.3.3.2, carried over from Reg. (EU) 2020/1322) — glycidyl fatty acid esters expressed as glycidol, 6.0 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published GE number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 50 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer 1,000 ug/kg (500 ug/kg when destined for baby food).

Measured in: Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Pirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar

Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites healthy?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Pirate's Booty Rice & Corn Cheddar Puffs. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites lists 14 ingredients, starting with Corn Meal, Canola Oil, Rice Flour, Cheddar Cheese and Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites contain seed oils?

Yes. Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites lists Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites organic?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites is not certified organic in our data.

Has Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Baked corn meal and rice flour puffs with cheddar, whey and buttermilk; rice present, no cocoa or nuts) with the other products in its family, Pirate's Booty Rice & Corn Cheddar Puffs, and 6 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites contain heavy metals?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 46 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar, cadmium at 4.88 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar, inorganic arsenic at 22.2 ppb in Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar and lead at 4.25 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Pirates Booty Cheese Snack Puffs Aged White Cheddar. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites contain phthalates?

Pirate's Booty Boo's & Bites itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for DEHP and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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