Bumble Bee Foods Llc
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Bumble Bee Foods Llc, 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 Foods Llc averages 94.5/100 across the 29 of 29 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 13.8% 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.
- 94.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 29 scored products
- 29
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 13.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 48.3%
- 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
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by Chicken & Dumplings; Chicken dumplings; Chunk white chicken in barbeque sauce. Across 29 tracked products, the mean is 94.5/100 and 13.8% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
| Signal | Bumble Bee Foods Llc | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 94.5/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 29 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 13.8% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Bumble Bee Foods Llc
Bumble Bee Foods Llc: 29 products tracked, 29 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 94.5/100, 13.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Score 85-95 reflects mostly-safe profile with some flagged ingredients in specific SKUs. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Bumble Bee Foods Llc sits 1.7 points above that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Bumble Bee Foods Llc processing intensity
Bumble Bee Foods Llc's NOVA-classified set is 29 products: 48.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 14 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 14. That ultra-processed share sits 30 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 Foods Llc shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bumble Bee Foods Llc concentrates in Seafood (20, 69% of this top-five); Canned foods (6); Meals (2); Condiments (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood | 20 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Canned foods | 6 | 98.3/100 | 33.3% |
| Meals | 2 | 25/100 | 100% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (94.5/100) summarizes 29 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 Foods Llc product score distribution
Brand average 94.5/100 across 29 scored products
95 10th percentile sits above 10% of the 29 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
- 20–30
- 2 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 2 scored products (7%)
- 100 and above
- 25 scored products (86%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Bumble Bee Foods Llc relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 29 Bumble Bee Foods Llc products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 2. 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 Foods Llc products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 2 | 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 29 concern-sorted Bumble Bee Foods Llc 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
- 29
- Median label
- 4 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Chicken & Dumplings, 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
- Chicken & Dumplings: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Chicken dumplings: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Chunk white chicken in barbeque sauce: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Sue, Chicken Broth: 27 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Sue, Premium Chicken Breast: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Sue, Premium Chunk White Chicken In Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Sue, Chunk White Chicken In Buffalo-Style Sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coral, Chunk Light Tuna In Vegetable Oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Snow's, Bumble Bee, Italian Style White Clam Sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coral, Chunk Light Tuna In Water: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coral, Chunk Light Tuna In Vegetable Oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water (No Salt Added): 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Olive Oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Tiny Pink Shrimp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Solid Light Tuna In Water: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid Light Tuna in Olive Oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Salmon Fillets In Olive Oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Smoke Flavored Salmon Fillets In Olive Oil: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Lightly Smoked Sardine Fillets: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild Selections, Sardine Fillets In Zesty Mango Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium select chub mackerel: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SNOW'S Chopped Ocean CLAMS: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sea clam juice: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chopped clams in clam juice: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Snow's, White Chicken In Water: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Snow's, Ocean Classics Minced Clams In A Clam Juice: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wild-Caught Gourmet Tuna: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid light tuna: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Bumble Bee Foods Llc
Showing 29 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Bumble Bee Foods Llc: closest on tracked product count (29 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (94.5/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Foods Llc food safe? ▼
Bumble Bee Foods Llc has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 29 of 29 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 13.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Bumble Bee Foods Llc products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 29 Bumble Bee Foods Llc products. 29 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Bumble Bee Foods Llc catalog? ▼
Bumble Bee Foods Llc has 29 NOVA-classified products; 48.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 14 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 Foods Llc catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bumble Bee Foods Llc concentrates in Seafood (20, 69% of this top-five); Canned foods (6); Meals (2); Condiments (1).
Does Bumble Bee Foods Llc use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Bumble Bee Foods Llc 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 Foods Llc 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 Chicken & Dumplings, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 2 scored Bumble Bee Foods Llc products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Bumble Bee Foods Llc's 94.5/100 average and 13.8% 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.
