Airheads
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Airheads, 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
Airheads averages 13.6/100 across the 71 of 100 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 93.0% 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.
- 13.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 71 scored products
- 100
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 93.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 100 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins ice cream, Air heads, watermelon; Airheads Gum, Watermelon; Airheads Blue Raspberry Gum; 93.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 13.6/100. 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 71 of 100 tracked Airheads records (71%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 29 cannot be screened, so the 13.6/100 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 Airheads
Airheads: 100 products tracked, 71 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 13.6/100, 93.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 71% 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), Airheads's 93.0% flagged share is 75 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Airheads processing intensity
Airheads's NOVA-classified set is 71 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 71. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 71 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Airheads shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Airheads concentrates in Snacks (54, 84% of this top-five); Desserts (9); Candy-bar (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 52 | 4.6/100 | 98.1% |
| Desserts | 9 | 42.2/100 | 77.8% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Airheads's 93.0% flagged share is measured across 71 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.
Airheads flagged share vs large-brand cohort
93.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
93% 82nd percentile is at or above the flagged share of 82% 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 (13.6/100) summarizes 71 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.
Airheads product score distribution
Brand average 13.6/100 across 71 scored products
14 75th percentile sits above 75% of the 71 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
- 0–10
- 52 scored products (73%)
- 10–20
- 2 scored products (3%)
- 20–30
- 5 scored products (7%)
- 30–40
- 5 scored products (7%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 5 scored products (7%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Airheads relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 71 Airheads products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 63. It is used by 1,963 other brands in this database (5.6% 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 | Airheads products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 63 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 61 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 57 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 54 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 8 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 7 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Sucralose | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Aspartame | 2 | 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 Airheads 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 (16.5 ingredients and 0/100) 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
- 16.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is ice cream, Air heads, watermelon, 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
- ice cream, Air heads, watermelon: 29 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Airheads Gum, Watermelon: 21 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Airheads Blue Raspberry Gum: 21 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- CHERRY: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Green apple: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- BLUE RASPBERRY CANDY: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads White Mystery: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads candy variety individually wrapped assorted: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, candy bars: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Artificially flavored candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, chewier mini candy bar, cherry, watermelon, blue raspberry, orange: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Mini Bars: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Assorted Mini Bars Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Xtremes bites rainbow berry peg: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Xtremes sweetly sour candy belts: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Assorted mini bars, strawberry & watermelon, double mystery, blue raspberry & cherry: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Stripes assorted candy, watermelon & strawberry, blue raspberry & cherry, double mystery: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Air Heads mini bars assorted flavors: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Soft & Chewy Candy: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Soft & Chewy Candy Bites: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Xtremes rainbow berry sourfuls peg bag: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads 5 bars: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruit flavored gummies candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Original fruit gummies candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, extremes bites soft & chewy candy, rainbow berry: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Xtremes bites soft & chewy candy, rainbow berry: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Assorted mini bars candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- 2-in-1 strawberry & watermelon big bar candy, strawberry & watermelon: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- 2-in-1 blue raspberry & cherry big bar candy, blue raspberry & cherry: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Mini Bars Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, mini bars, watermelon, blue raspberry, white mystery, cherry: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Air Heads: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, bites candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, candy bites: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Bar candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airhead bites: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, bites candy, berry: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- AIRHEADS grape: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Original fruit candy bites, cherry, blue raspberry, orange, watermelon, white mystery: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- AIRHEADS bites Original Fruit: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Original fruit bites candy, cherry, blue raspberry, orange, watermelon, white mystery: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, bites candy, fruit: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, candy bites, fruit: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads, bites candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads filled ropes: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airheads 6 bars: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- AirHeads bites fruit 2 oz: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Airhead bites fruit flavored candy ounce packs: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Bites fruit candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
Products by Airheads
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 50 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 Airheads: closest on tracked product count (100 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (13.6/100 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 Airheads food safe? ▼
Airheads has an average safety score of 14/100 across the 71 of 100 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 93.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Airheads products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 100 Airheads products. 71 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 29 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Airheads catalog? ▼
Airheads has 71 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Airheads catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Airheads concentrates in Snacks (54, 84% of this top-five); Desserts (9); Candy-bar (1).
Does Airheads use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Airheads 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 Airheads 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 ice cream, Air heads, watermelon, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 63 scored Airheads products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Airheads's 13.6/100 average and 93.0% 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.
