Charms
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Charms, 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
Charms averages 53.8/100 across the 51 of 84 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 90.2% 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.
- 53.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 51 scored products
- 84
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 90.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 84 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sugar Babies; Premium lollipops; Blow Pop, Bubble Gum Filled Lollipops; 90.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 53.8/100. 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 51 of 84 tracked Charms records (60.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 33 cannot be screened, so the 53.8/100 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 Charms
Charms: 84 products tracked, 51 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 53.8/100, 90.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 60.7% 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), Charms's 90.2% flagged share is 72.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Charms processing intensity
Charms's NOVA-classified set is 51 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 51 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 51. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 51 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Charms shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Charms concentrates in Snacks (36, 97% of this top-five); Candy-coated-milk-caramel (1).
- Snacks 36
- Candy-coated-milk-caramel 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Charms's 90.2% flagged share is measured across 51 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.
Charms flagged share vs large-brand cohort
90.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
90% 58th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 58% 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 (53.8/100) summarizes 51 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.
Charms product score distribution
Brand average 53.8/100 across 51 scored products
54 48th percentile sits above 48% of the 51 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
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 30–40
- 3 scored products (6%)
- 50–60
- 39 scored products (76%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 100 and above
- 5 scored products (10%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Charms relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 51 Charms products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 44. It is used by 1,963 other brands in this database (5.6% 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 | Charms products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 44 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 44 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 5 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 6 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | 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 Charms 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 (12 ingredients and 50/100) 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
- 12 ingredients
- Median score
- 50/100
The outlined point is Sugar Babies, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). 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
- Sugar Babies: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Premium lollipops: 16 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Blow Pop, Bubble Gum Filled Lollipops: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Charms, sweet pops, cherry and blue razz berry: 9 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Blow pop minis: 12 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Fluffy stuff: 6 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Fluffy Stuff Cotton Tails Candy: 6 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, assorted bubble gum: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, candy, watermelon blue razz cherry sour apple: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, minipops - 150 pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, pop minis, watermelon, blue razz, cherry, sour apple: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Super Blow Pop Candy: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blow pop creepy treats: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, valentine pops, cherry: 8 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sour Balls Candy: 8 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, bubble gum filled pops, assorted bubble gum: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blow pop assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, bubble gum filled pops, cherry: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blow Pop: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, assorted bubble gum: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Mini Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Mini pops candy lollipops peanut gluten free: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, blow pop, bubble gum filled lollipops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted Flavored Bubble Gum Filled Pops, Assorted: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Bubblegum Filled Pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Fluffy Stuff Witches Brew Cotton Candy: 6 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Mini Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Super Blow Pop: 13 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Super blow pop: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blow Pop Bubble Gum Filled Lollipop: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Bubble gum filled lollipop: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Mini Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Super Blow Pop Bubble Gum: 13 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blow pop assorted bubble gum filled pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Blue Razz, Bubble Gum Filled Lollipop, Berry: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Assorted Bubble Gum Filled Pops: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Charms, fluffy stuff, cotton candy, pops: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Charms Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy Pops - 48 Lollipops / Box: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Organic Pops: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pops: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Charms, sweet 'n sour pops, assorted: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- sweet and sour pops: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Charms
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 34 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 Charms: closest on tracked product count (84 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (53.8/100 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 Charms food safe? ▼
Charms has an average safety score of 54/100 across the 51 of 84 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 90.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Charms products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 84 Charms products. 51 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 33 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Charms catalog? ▼
Charms has 51 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 51 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Charms catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Charms concentrates in Snacks (36, 97% of this top-five); Candy-coated-milk-caramel (1).
Does Charms use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Charms 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 Charms 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 Sugar Babies, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 44 scored Charms products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Charms's 53.8/100 average and 90.2% 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.
