Archer Farms
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Archer Farms, 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
Archer Farms averages 92.3/100 across the 362 of 372 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 26.8% 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.
- 92.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 362 scored products
- 372
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 26.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 74.9%
- 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 372 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Trail mix; Bunny Bait Trail Mix; Archer farms, trail mix; 26.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 92.3/100. 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 | Archer Farms | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 92.3/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 372 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 26.8% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Archer Farms
Archer Farms: 372 products tracked, 362 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 92.3/100, 26.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
26.8% of the scored Archer Farms 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 Archer Farms sits 0.5 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Archer Farms's 26.8% flagged share is 8.8 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Archer Farms processing intensity
Archer Farms's NOVA-classified set is 358 products: 74.9% ultra-processed (Group 4, 268 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 268. That ultra-processed share sits 3.4 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Archer Farms shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Archer Farms concentrates in Snacks (142, 49% of this top-five); Condiments (64); Plant-based foods and beverages (44); Meats and their products (28); Dairies (13).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 141 | 85.5/100 | 27.7% |
| Condiments | 64 | 99.4/100 | 7.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 44 | 96/100 | 11.4% |
| Meats and their products | 28 | 94.1/100 | 53.6% |
| Dairies | 13 | 97.7/100 | 23.1% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Archer Farms's 26.8% flagged share is measured across 362 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.
Archer Farms flagged share vs large-brand cohort
26.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
27% 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%
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- 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 (92.3/100) summarizes 362 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.
Archer Farms product score distribution
Brand average 92.3/100 across 362 scored products
92 21st percentile sits above 21% of the 362 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
- 16 scored products (4%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 7 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 26 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 41 scored products (11%)
- 100 and above
- 265 scored products (73%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Archer Farms relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 362 Archer Farms products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 30. 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 | Archer Farms products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 30 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 24 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 21 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 19 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 19 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 16 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Blue 2 | 14 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sodium Nitrite | 12 | 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 Archer Farms 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 (42 ingredients and 72.5/100) 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
- 42 ingredients
- Median score
- 72.5/100
The outlined point is Trail mix, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (11). 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
- Trail mix: 76 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Bunny Bait Trail Mix: 71 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Archer farms, trail mix: 55 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Pumpkin spice monster trail mix: 62 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Archer farms, gupid's crunch trail mix: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Spring Monster Trail Mix: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster Trail Mix: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster trail mix: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster trail mix, monster: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Caramel cashew with chocolate covered caramel bites: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster trail mix: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Caramel Cashew Trail Mix: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Monster blondie mix: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Candy Corn Trail Mix: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Peanut butter & chocolate cookie: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Snack bites: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies & Red Velvet Crisp Sugar Cookies: 35 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Archer farms, cookies with coffee cream filling, dark chocolate: 32 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Archer farms, red velvet brownie: 50 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Archer farms, crisp rice marshmallow bites, dark chocolate sea salt caramel: 40 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Pumpkin spiced pretzels: 24 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Archer farms, strawberry cheese danish: 71 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blueberry streusel breakfast bread: 39 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Pretzels: 31 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Cheesecake sampler: 80 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Coffee Syrup, Caramel: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Dip made with monterey jack cheese jalapeno peppers, green chiles & red peppers, medium creamy white queso: 28 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cinnamon Graham Crispy Treat: 42 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Fresh-pack pickle spears: 16 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Butter Chicken Simmer Sauce, Mild: 19 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Cookie mix: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Archer farms, crisp rice marshmallow bites, milk chocolate, peanut butter: 31 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Red Velvet Cupcakes: 43 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Lemon Poppyseed Scones: 36 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Handful of everything trail mix, handful of everything: 45 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepperoni Pizza: 46 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Assorted Cake Donut Holes: 40 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- French coffee syrup, vanilla: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Archer farms, bacon-wrapped sirloin medallions angus beef: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bacon-wrapped chicken breast: 30 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Archer farms, sugar free chai latte black tea concentrate, cinnamon, clove & ginger: 4 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Archer farms, loaded baked potato soup: 42 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bacon-wrapped petite sirloin steak angus beef: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sliced Smoked Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sliced Black Forest Ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sliced Honey Ham With Natural Juices: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast: 27 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Alfredo Pasta Sauce: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Assorted Mini Donuts: 47 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Triple Chocolate Cupcakes: 57 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Archer Farms
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 322 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 Archer Farms: closest on tracked product count (372 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (92.3/100 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 Archer Farms food safe? ▼
Archer Farms has an average safety score of 92/100 across the 362 of 372 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 26.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Archer Farms products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 372 Archer Farms products. 362 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 10 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Archer Farms catalog? ▼
Archer Farms has 358 NOVA-classified products; 74.9% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 268 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Archer Farms catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Archer Farms concentrates in Snacks (142, 49% of this top-five); Condiments (64); Plant-based foods and beverages (44); Meats and their products (28); Dairies (13).
Does Archer Farms use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Archer Farms 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 Archer Farms 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 Trail mix, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (11) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 30 scored Archer Farms products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Archer Farms's 92.3/100 average and 26.8% 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.
