Allens
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Allens, 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
Allens averages 98.4/100 across the 71 of 83 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 25.4% 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.
- 98.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 71 scored products
- 83
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 25.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 39.7%
- 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 83 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Refried Beans; Seasoned Mustard Greens; Allens, seasoned mustard greens; 25.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 98.4/100. 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.
| Signal | Allens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 98.4/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 83 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 25.4% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Allens
Allens: 83 products tracked, 71 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 98.4/100, 25.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
25.4% of the scored Allens products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Allens sits 5.6 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Allens's 25.4% flagged share is 7.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Allens processing intensity
Allens's NOVA-classified set is 63 products: 39.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 25 items) with Group 3 (processed foods) largest at 33. That ultra-processed share sits 38.6 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Allens's 25.4% 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.
Allens flagged share vs large-brand cohort
25.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
25% 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 (98.4/100) 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.
Allens product score distribution
Brand average 98.4/100 across 71 scored products
98 13th percentile sits above 13% 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
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 17 scored products (24%)
- 100 and above
- 53 scored products (75%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Allens relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 71 Allens products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 17. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% 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 | Allens products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 17 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| BHT | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Propyl Gallate | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
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 Allens 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 (7 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 7 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Refried Beans, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). 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
- Refried Beans: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Seasoned Mustard Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Allens, seasoned mustard greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Mustard Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Turnip Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Turnip Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Kale Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Collard Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Collard Greens: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Mixed Greens: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Mixed Greens: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Turnip Greens With Diced Turnips: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Turnip Greens With Diced Turnips: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Baked Beans: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Baked Bean: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chili Beans In Sauce: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Allens, sunshine, seasoned southern style mustard: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Allens, sunshine, seasoned southern style kale: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Italian Bean Shellouts: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Scottish Shortbread: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Scottish Shortbread: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original Mixed Vegetables: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Allens, veg-all, french style green beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cut Italian Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green Beans - Seasoned Cut Italian: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Cut Italian Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cut Italian Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blue Lake Cut Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Green Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Italian Bean Shellouts: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chopped spinach: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Popeye Spinach Leaf: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Allens popeye spinach: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Candied Sweet Potatoes Sauced Yams: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sliced White Potatoes: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cut Italian Green Beans With Potatoes: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green Beans With Potatoes: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Leaf Turnip Greens: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Turnip Greens: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Collard Greens: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mixed Greens Mustard And Turnip: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasoned Black Beans: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Navy Beans: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pinto With Garlic: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pinto Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blackeyed Peas: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green beans with potatoes: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White Kidney Cannellini Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Allens
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 33 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 Allens: closest on tracked product count (83 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (98.4/100 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 Allens food safe? ▼
Allens has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 71 of 83 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 25.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Allens products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 83 Allens products. 71 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 12 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Allens catalog? ▼
Allens has 63 NOVA-classified products; 39.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 25 items) and Group 3 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Does Allens use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Allens 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 Allens 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 Refried Beans, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 17 scored Allens products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Allens's 98.4/100 average and 25.4% 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.
