Bell-View
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Bell-View, 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
Bell-View averages 88.2/100 across the 79 of 104 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 38.0% 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.
- 88.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 79 scored products
- 104
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 38.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 76.9%
- 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 104 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Bell-view, hot pickled cauliflower, hot; Bell-view, hot pickled, cauliflower; Fancy Select Hot Mixed; 38.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 88.2/100. 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 79 of 104 tracked Bell-View records (76%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 25 cannot be screened, so the 88.2/100 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 Bell-View
Bell-View: 104 products tracked, 79 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 88.2/100, 38.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 76% 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), Bell-View's 38.0% flagged share is 20 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Bell-View processing intensity
Bell-View's NOVA-classified set is 78 products: 76.9% ultra-processed (Group 4, 60 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 60. That ultra-processed share sits 1.4 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Bell-View shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bell-View concentrates in Salted-snacks (43, 54% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (23); Condiments (11); Breakfasts (2); Dairies (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salted-snacks | 43 | 82.6/100 | 55.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 20 | 96.3/100 | 15% |
| Condiments | 8 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Bell-View's 38.0% flagged share is measured across 79 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.
Bell-View flagged share vs large-brand cohort
38.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
38% 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 (88.2/100) summarizes 79 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.
Bell-View product score distribution
Brand average 88.2/100 across 79 scored products
88 38th percentile sits above 38% of the 79 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
- 40–50
- 4 scored products (5%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 25 scored products (32%)
- 100 and above
- 49 scored products (62%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Bell-View relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 79 Bell-View products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 30. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% 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 | Bell-View products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 30 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 12 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
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 Bell-View 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 (9 ingredients and 75/100) 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
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 75/100
The outlined point is Bell-view, hot pickled cauliflower, hot, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). 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
- Bell-view, hot pickled cauliflower, hot: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Bell-view, hot pickled, cauliflower: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Fancy Select Hot Mixed: 18 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Genuine Dill Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Fancy cauliflower: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Bell-view, sweet pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Bell-view, fancy sweet midget gherkins: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Piccalilli: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet cauliflower: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Candied sweet dill strips: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Dill Kosher Midgets: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Cucumber chips: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Bell-view, fancy cauliflower, mild: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pepperoncini: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepper Rings, Mild: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepper Rings: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepper Rings: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepper Rings, Mild: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Fancy pepper rings: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Bell-view, banana peppers, hot: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Bell-view, hungarian peppers, mild: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Baby Pepperoncini: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sliced Pepperoncini: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Fancy Select Sweet Mixed: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Fancy Mixed Giardiniera: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Garlic Pepperoncini: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Cucumber Chips: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Jalapeno Pepper: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Jalapeno Peppers: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Cucumber chips: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Elderberry Jelly: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jam: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Preserves: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Preserves: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Butter Spread: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Taste the fruitist: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Taste The Fruit 1st Preserves: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seedless Preserves: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Preserves: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Red Raspberry Preserves: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Juice: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Grain Mustard, Hot & Spicy: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Manzanilla olives stuffed: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bell-view, salad olives: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stuffed Manzanilla Olives: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bell-view, stuffed queen olives: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pepperoncini: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bell-view, hot stuffed manzanilla olives, hot: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cherry Pepper Slices: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Bell-View
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 54 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 Bell-View: closest on tracked product count (104 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (88.2/100 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 Bell-View food safe? ▼
Bell-View has an average safety score of 88/100 across the 79 of 104 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 38.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Bell-View products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 104 Bell-View products. 79 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 25 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Bell-View catalog? ▼
Bell-View has 78 NOVA-classified products; 76.9% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 60 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Bell-View catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bell-View concentrates in Salted-snacks (43, 54% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (23); Condiments (11); Breakfasts (2); Dairies (1).
Does Bell-View use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Bell-View 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 Bell-View 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 Bell-view, hot pickled cauliflower, hot, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 30 scored Bell-View products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Bell-View's 88.2/100 average and 38.0% 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.
