Beech-Nut
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Beech-Nut, 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
Beech-Nut averages 100.0/100 across the 242 of 258 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 0.0% 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.
- 100.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 242 scored products
- 258
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 0.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 24%
- 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 258 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Carrots; Chicken + Chicken Broth; Oatmeal Cereal; 0.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 100.0/100. 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 | Beech-Nut | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 100.0/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 258 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 0.0% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Beech-Nut
Beech-Nut: 258 products tracked, 242 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 100.0/100, 0.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Beech-Nut's labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Beech-Nut sits 7.2 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Beech-Nut's 0.0% flagged share is 18 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Beech-Nut processing intensity
Beech-Nut's NOVA-classified set is 96 products: 24% ultra-processed (Group 4, 23 items) with Group 1 (unprocessed / minimally processed) largest at 63. That ultra-processed share sits 54.3 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Beech-Nut shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Beech-Nut concentrates in Baby foods (75, 86% of this top-five); Snacks (6); Fruit-snack (3); Plant-based foods and beverages (2); Beech-nut (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby foods | 74 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Snacks | 6 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Fruit-snack | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Beech-Nut's 0.0% flagged share is measured across 242 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.
Beech-Nut flagged share vs large-brand cohort
0.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
0% 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%
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- 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 (100.0/100) summarizes 242 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.
Beech-Nut product score distribution
Brand average 100.0/100 across 242 scored products
100 50th percentile sits above 50% of the 242 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
- 100 and above
- 242 scored products (100%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
No flagged ingredients across Beech-Nut
None of the 242 Beech-Nut products scored here list an ingredient flagged by the FDA, by CSPI's Chemical Cuisine ratings, or by a US state ingredient law. Among the 1,987 brands with 20 or more scored products, 74.6% carry at least one flag, so this puts Beech-Nut in the minority. It reflects the ingredient lists on file rather than a certification, and a product added later could change it.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Beech-Nut 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 (4 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
- 4 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Carrots, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (0). 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
- Carrots: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken + Chicken Broth: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Oatmeal Cereal: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Just Apples: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Just Carrots: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classics Apricot, Pear & Apple Puree: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Apples, Mango & Kiwi: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Just Sweet Potatoes: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Just organic stage purees just apple: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Banana, Cinnamon & Granola: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Banana, Mango & Sweet Potatoes: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Just Butternut Squash & Sweet Corn: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pear, Kale & Cucumber: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Just Peas & Spinach: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Macaroni & Beef With Vegetables Puree: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classics Corn & Sweet Potato Puree: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classics Baby Food Purry, Banana & Mixed Berry: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Squash: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stage 2, Classics Mango: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken + Chicken Broth: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beef + Beef Broth: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Banana, Apple & Strawberry: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities, Peach, Apple & Banana Puree: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple, Peach & Strawberry Puree: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities, Pear, Mango & Squash Puree: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities On-The-Go, Purred Baby Food, Banana, Pear & Sweet Potato Puree: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Apple, Mango & Carrot Puree: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Apple, Sweet Potato, Pineapple: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities On-The-Go, Pureed Baby Food, Pear, Banana & Raspberry: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pureed Baby Food, Yogurt, Vanilla & Apple Blend: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yogurt Blends With Whole Grain: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pear & Raspberry Puree With Oat, Pear, Raspberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple & Sweet Potato Puree With Mixed Grains: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yogurt, Apple, Raisin & Granola Blend: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beech nut veggie blends: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggies On The Go, Pureed Baby Food, Pumpkin, Zucchini & Apple Blend: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggies: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beech nut veggies blend: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goya, Stage 4 Fruit Puree: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities On-The-Go, Baby Food Puree, Peach, Apple & Banana: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple, Peach & Strawberry Puree: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- fruities banana, apple & strawberry: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pear, Banana & Raspberry Puree: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Breakfast yogurt, banana & strawberry: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pear, Mango & Squash Puree: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities On-The-G0, Banana, Pear & Sweet Potato Puree: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruities Apple, Sweet Potato & Pineapple: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beech nut breakfast on the go yogurt: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoothie with Prebiotics: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Protein & Fiber: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Beech-Nut
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 208 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 Beech-Nut: closest on tracked product count (258 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (100/100 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 Beech-Nut food safe? ▼
Beech-Nut has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 242 of 258 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. None of the scored products contain flagged ingredients.
How many Beech-Nut products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 258 Beech-Nut products. 242 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 16 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Beech-Nut catalog? ▼
Beech-Nut has 96 NOVA-classified products; 24% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 23 items) and Group 1 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Beech-Nut catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Beech-Nut concentrates in Baby foods (75, 86% of this top-five); Snacks (6); Fruit-snack (3); Plant-based foods and beverages (2); Beech-nut (1).
Does Beech-Nut use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Beech-Nut 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 Beech-Nut 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 Carrots, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (0) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Compare Beech-Nut's 100.0/100 average and 0.0% 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.
