America's Choice
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for America's Choice, 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
America's Choice averages 88.7/100 across the 109 of 114 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 43.1% 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.
- 88.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 109 scored products
- 114
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 43.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 79%
- 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 114 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Cupcake; Water Enhancer; Cream Cheese With Smoked Salmon; 43.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 88.7/100. 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 | America's Choice | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 88.7/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 114 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 43.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About America's Choice
America's Choice: 114 products tracked, 109 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 88.7/100, 43.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
43.1% of the scored America's Choice 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 America's Choice sits 4.1 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), America's Choice's 43.1% flagged share is 25.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
America's Choice processing intensity
America's Choice's NOVA-classified set is 105 products: 79% ultra-processed (Group 4, 83 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 83. That ultra-processed share sits 0.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where America's Choice shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, America's Choice concentrates in Snacks (33, 41% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (22); Beverages (10); Dairies (9); Frozen foods (7).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 33 | 85.3/100 | 51.5% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 22 | 93.6/100 | 22.7% |
| Beverages | 9 | 93.9/100 | 77.8% |
| Dairies | 9 | 92.2/100 | 22.2% |
| Frozen foods | 7 | 89.3/100 | 57.1% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
America's Choice's 43.1% flagged share is measured across 109 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.
America's Choice flagged share vs large-brand cohort
43.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
43% 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 (88.7/100) summarizes 109 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.
America's Choice product score distribution
Brand average 88.7/100 across 109 scored products
89 27th percentile sits above 27% of the 109 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
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 5 scored products (5%)
- 60–70
- 5 scored products (5%)
- 70–80
- 10 scored products (9%)
- 80–90
- 10 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 13 scored products (12%)
- 100 and above
- 62 scored products (57%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
America's Choice relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 109 America's Choice products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 15. 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 | America's Choice products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 15 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 10 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 10 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 9 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 4 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| BHT | 3 | 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 America's Choice 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 (22 ingredients and 80/100) 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
- 22 ingredients
- Median score
- 80/100
The outlined point is Cupcake, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). 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
- Cupcake: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Water Enhancer: 21 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Cream Cheese With Smoked Salmon: 22 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Strudel: 50 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches: 66 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- America's choice, awesome o's sandwich cookies, golden vanilla: 26 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Grape Gelatin Dessert, Artrifisial: 13 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Instant Pudding, Vanilla: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 14 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 11 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Veggie punch juice cocktail: 14 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Juice cocktail from concentrate, veggie punch: 16 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- America's choice, tropical tides - orange punch drink: 23 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- America's choice, onion rings: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Philly Steak & Cheese Stuffed Sandwiches: 93 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- America's choice, chocolate ice cream: 24 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Salt Water Taffy: 22 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted sandwich creme cookies: 29 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sandwich creme cookies: 28 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sandwich creme cookies: 29 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sandwich Creme Cookies: 34 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 15 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 15 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, deluxe red velvet cake mix: 32 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, soft & chewy juju pumpkins: 14 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Jumbo Marshmallows: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, old fashioned cookie jar assorted cookies: 29 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, hot cocoa drink mix, milk chocolate: 23 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, hot cocoa drink mix, dark chocolate: 23 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Tropical blend carrot juice cocktail: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, muffin mix, corn: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, cake mix, deluxe lemon: 31 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoke Bacon: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Holiday favorite premium eggnog: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Stuffed Jalapeno: 63 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Party Mix: 64 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, fig bars: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, sugar sweetened iced tea mix, lemon: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Decaffeinated iced tea mix: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Iced Green Tea Mix, Honey & Natural Lemon: 5 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Iced tea mix: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Iced tea mix: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Half & Half Drink Mix, Iced Tea Lemonade: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, italian dressing: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken nuggets: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken Tenders: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- America's choice, buttery cookies, chocolate chip: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grated Parmesan Cheese: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grated Romano Cheese: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by America's Choice
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 64 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 America's Choice: closest on tracked product count (114 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (88.7/100 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 America's Choice food safe? ▼
America's Choice has an average safety score of 89/100 across the 109 of 114 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 43.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many America's Choice products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 114 America's Choice products. 109 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 5 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the America's Choice catalog? ▼
America's Choice has 105 NOVA-classified products; 79% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 83 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the America's Choice catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, America's Choice concentrates in Snacks (33, 41% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (22); Beverages (10); Dairies (9); Frozen foods (7).
Does America's Choice use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which America's Choice 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 America's Choice 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 Cupcake, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 15 scored America's Choice products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare America's Choice's 88.7/100 average and 43.1% 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.
