Abbott
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Abbott, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Abbott averages 84.6/100 across the 112 of 265 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 50.0% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 84.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 112 scored products
- 265
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 50.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 99.1%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 265 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Pedialyte Strawberry Fruit Punch Grape Apple Electrolyte Powder; Strawberry electrolyte solution ready-to-drink; Pedialyte; 50.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 84.6/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 112 of 265 tracked Abbott records (42.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 153 cannot be screened, so the 84.6/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Abbott
Abbott: 265 products tracked, 112 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 84.6/100, 50.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 42.3% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Abbott's 50.0% flagged share is 32 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Abbott processing intensity
Abbott's NOVA-classified set is 107 products: 99.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 106 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 106. That ultra-processed share sits 20.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Abbott shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Abbott concentrates in Baby foods (28, 48% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (10); Snacks (8); Dietary supplements (7); Beverages (5).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby foods | 27 | 99.1/100 | 18.5% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 9 | 61.7/100 | 100% |
| Snacks | 8 | 94.4/100 | 37.5% |
| Dietary supplements | 6 | 89.2/100 | 33.3% |
| Baby-formula | 3 | 98.3/100 | 33.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Abbott's 50.0% flagged share is measured across 112 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Abbott flagged share vs large-brand cohort
50.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
50% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (84.6/100) summarizes 112 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Abbott product score distribution
Brand average 84.6/100 across 112 scored products
85 31st percentile sits above 31% of the 112 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 40–50
- 12 scored products (11%)
- 60–70
- 13 scored products (12%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 20 scored products (18%)
- 100 and above
- 56 scored products (50%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Abbott relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 112 Abbott products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 37. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Abbott products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 37 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 33 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 33 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 4 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Yellow 6 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Aspartame | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Abbott records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (40.5 ingredients and 65/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 40.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 65/100
The outlined point is Pedialyte Strawberry Fruit Punch Grape Apple Electrolyte Powder, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Pedialyte Strawberry Fruit Punch Grape Apple Electrolyte Powder: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Strawberry electrolyte solution ready-to-drink: 12 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Pedialyte: 12 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Electrolyte Powder Grape 2x Hydration: 12 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Mixed Berry Max Protein Nutrition Shake, Mixed Berry: 42 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Glucerna Oigonal Strawberry: 49 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Clear Nutrition Drink, Mixed Fruit: 30 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Advancedcare Tropical Fruit 1 Liter Bottle 4 Count: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Mixed fruit ready-to-drink electrolyte solution: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte advanced care: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte AdvancedCare Berry Frost: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte Sport: 12 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Ensure: 49 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pedialyte Fast Hydration: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip: 57 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Therapeutic Nutrition: 49 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Peptide - Vanilla: 46 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Immune support: 41 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ensure nutrition shake COMPLETE: 45 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake: 42 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ensure Max Protein: 13 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ensure max protein nutrition shake: 41 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protality: 40 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protality Nutrition Shake, Milk Chocolate: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protality Advance: 41 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protality Advance Vanilla: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Glucerna hungersmart: 50 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Preactiv Prebiotics Electrolyte Solution, Chilled Cherry Pomegranate: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- protein shake: 31 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Grow & Grain Chocolate Shake, Chocolate Shake: 53 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pedialyte Electrolyte Drink Mix Zero Sugar Strawberry: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ensure: 18 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ensure: 44 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Abbott, Juven, Tissue Building Powder, Orange, Orange: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Banana Grow & Gain Therapeutic Nutrition, Banana: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pediasure: 52 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Similac Alimentum: 48 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Alimentum hypoallergenic for food allergies and: 48 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Grow & Gain: 42 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ensure plus: 46 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Grow & Gain Banana Shake, Banana: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ensure Plus: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ensure plus: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Similac 360 total care: 56 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Similac 360 Total Care: 54 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Similac 360 Total Care: 52 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Similac 360 Total Care Sensitive: 57 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ensure: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Abbott
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 215 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Abbott: closest on tracked product count (265 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (84.6/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Abbott food safe? ▼
Abbott has an average safety score of 85/100 across the 112 of 265 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 50.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Abbott products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 265 Abbott products. 112 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 153 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Abbott catalog? ▼
Abbott has 107 NOVA-classified products; 99.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 106 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Abbott catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Abbott concentrates in Baby foods (28, 48% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (10); Snacks (8); Dietary supplements (7); Beverages (5).
Does Abbott use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Abbott items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Abbott profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Pedialyte Strawberry Fruit Punch Grape Apple Electrolyte Powder, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 37 scored Abbott products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Abbott's 84.6/100 average and 50.0% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
