Bumble Bee
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Bumble Bee, 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
Bumble Bee averages 99.7/100 across the 168 of 227 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 4.8% 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.
- 99.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 168 scored products
- 227
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 4.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 62.6%
- 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 227 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Snows Clam Chowder New England Style; Spicy Thai Chili; Lemon Sesame & Ginger Seasoned Tuna; 4.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.7/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 168 of 227 tracked Bumble Bee records (74%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 59 cannot be screened, so the 99.7/100 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 Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee: 227 products tracked, 168 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.7/100, 4.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 74% 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), Bumble Bee's 4.8% flagged share is 13.2 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Bumble Bee processing intensity
Bumble Bee's NOVA-classified set is 163 products: 62.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 102 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 102. That ultra-processed share sits 15.7 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Bumble Bee shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bumble Bee concentrates in Seafood (135, 88% of this top-five); Canned foods (10); Snacks (4); Meals (3); Beverages (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood | 134 | 99.9/100 | 2.2% |
| Canned foods | 10 | 98/100 | 20% |
| Snacks | 4 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Meals | 2 | 97.5/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Bumble Bee's 4.8% flagged share is measured across 168 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.
Bumble Bee flagged share vs large-brand cohort
4.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
5% 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 (99.7/100) summarizes 168 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.
Bumble Bee product score distribution
Brand average 99.7/100 across 168 scored products
100 3rd percentile sits above 3% of the 168 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
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 7 scored products (4%)
- 100 and above
- 160 scored products (95%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Bumble Bee relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 168 Bumble Bee products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 4. 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 | Bumble Bee products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 4 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 1 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
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 Bumble Bee 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 (4.5 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
- 4.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Snows Clam Chowder New England Style, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Snows Clam Chowder New England Style: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Spicy Thai Chili: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lemon Sesame & Ginger Seasoned Tuna: 28 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sandwich in seconds tuna salad, tuna: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Applewood Smoke Wild Caught Tuna: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium chunk chicken breast in teriyaki sauce: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken In Barbecue Sauce With Crackers: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Delistyle White Chicken Salad: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium solid white albacore tuna in water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, albacore tuna, sundried tomatoes & olive oil: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium solid white albacore in vegetable oil: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Vegetable Oil: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Prime fillet solid white albacore in water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, solid white albacore in water: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, albacore tuna with chipotle & olive oil: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Prime fillet albacore tuna with ginger, soy & olive oil: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, albacore tuna, jalapenos & olive oil: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, prime fillet, albacore tuna with pesto & olive oil: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium chunk light tuna in water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, chunk light tuna in vegetable oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk white albacore premium tuna in water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, chunk white albacore in vegetable oil: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, tonno in olive oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, solid light tuna yellowfin in vegetable oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, chunk light tuna in vegetable oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Low Sodium Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, wild alaska blueback salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Alaska Red Salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, wild alaskan red salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium wild pink salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium wild pink salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, wild alaska keta salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk Light Tuna in Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Skinless & boneless atlantic salmon: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless & Boneless (Pouch): 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sockeye salmon: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk Light Tuna In Vegetable Oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk Light Tuna in Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk White Albacore in Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk White Albacore in Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Alaska Red Salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chunk Light Tuna In Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Pink Salmon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, premium solid white albacore tuna in vegetable oil: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Tuna Albacore in Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Tuna Albacore in Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Quick Catch Mexican rice: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bumble bee, solid white albacore in vegetable oil: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Bumble Bee
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 177 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 Bumble Bee: closest on tracked product count (227 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.7/100 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 Bumble Bee food safe? ▼
Bumble Bee has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 168 of 227 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 4.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Bumble Bee products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 227 Bumble Bee products. 168 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 59 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Bumble Bee catalog? ▼
Bumble Bee has 163 NOVA-classified products; 62.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 102 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Bumble Bee catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bumble Bee concentrates in Seafood (135, 88% of this top-five); Canned foods (10); Snacks (4); Meals (3); Beverages (1).
Does Bumble Bee use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Bumble Bee 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 Bumble Bee 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 Snows Clam Chowder New England Style, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 4 scored Bumble Bee products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Bumble Bee's 99.7/100 average and 4.8% 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.
