Dean Foods Company
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Dean Foods Company, 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
Dean Foods Company averages 93.5/100 across the 141 of 141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 43.3% 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.
- 93.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 141 scored products
- 141
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 43.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 61.5%
- 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 141 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Grape; Fruit Rush lemon; Blue Raspberry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink; 43.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 93.5/100. 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 | Dean Foods Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 93.5/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 141 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 43.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Dean Foods Company
Dean Foods Company: 141 products tracked, 141 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 93.5/100, 43.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
43.3% of the scored Dean Foods Company products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Dean Foods Company sits 0.7 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Dean Foods Company's 43.3% flagged share is 25.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Dean Foods Company processing intensity
Dean Foods Company's NOVA-classified set is 135 products: 61.5% ultra-processed (Group 4, 83 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 83. That ultra-processed share sits 16.8 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Dean Foods Company shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Dean Foods Company concentrates in Dairies (59, 51% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (30); Beverages (19); Desserts (6); Condiments (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies | 59 | 98.1/100 | 23.7% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 30 | 90.8/100 | 56.7% |
| Beverages | 19 | 88.4/100 | 57.9% |
| Desserts | 6 | 81.7/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Dean Foods Company's 43.3% flagged share is measured across 141 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.
Dean Foods Company flagged share vs large-brand cohort
43.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
43% 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%
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- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
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- 60%–70%
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- 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 (93.5/100) summarizes 141 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.
Dean Foods Company product score distribution
Brand average 93.5/100 across 141 scored products
94 28th percentile sits above 28% of the 141 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
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 5 scored products (4%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 8 scored products (6%)
- 90–100
- 42 scored products (30%)
- 100 and above
- 80 scored products (57%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Dean Foods Company relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 141 Dean Foods Company products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 39. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Dean Foods Company products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 39 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 14 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 13 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 11 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 9 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Aspartame | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
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 Dean Foods Company 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 (13 ingredients and 90/100) 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
- 13 ingredients
- Median score
- 90/100
The outlined point is Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Grape, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). 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
- Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Grape: 12 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruit Rush lemon: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Blue Raspberry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit Rush, Fruit Rush, Orange: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit drink: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Melody Farms, Frozen Dairy Dessert, Super Rainbow: 17 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Swiss, Diet Lemonade Tea Cooler: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Pet, Limited Edition Home Made Style Ice Cream, Mississippi Mud Pie: 43 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 3 flagged.
- Orange Fruit Drink: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruit Drink: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Drink: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Cold Stone Creamery, International Delight, Coffee Creamer, Sweet Cream: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet & Creamy Coffee Creamer: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet tea: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet decaf tea: 6 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Old Style Heavy Cream: 4 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Morning Glory, Small Curd Cottage Cheese: 13 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Morning Glory, Large Curd Cottage Cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Louis Trauth Dairy, Large Curd Cottage Cheese: 13 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Barber's, Cottage Cheese: 16 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Lowfat cultured buttermilk: 13 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Country Fresh, Nonfat Cottage Cheese: 16 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Low-Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches: 14 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Premium ice cream: 45 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Whipping cream: 3 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: 42 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, White Chocolate Raspberry: 33 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruit Rush, Drink, Watermelon: 13 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Fruit Punch: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Black Cherry: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Pink Lemon: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee Creamer: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Creamer, Unsweetened: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee creamer original: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gourmet coffee creamer: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Creamer singles: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gourmet Coffee Creamer: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin donuts coffee creamer vanilla: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin Donuts, Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Creamer: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Creamer, Vanilla: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Creamer, Vanilla: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin donuts, coffee creamer, hazelnut: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dunkin' donuts coffee creamer chocolate: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chug, Milk Shake, Chocolate: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 1% Lowfat Milk, Strawberry: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Vanilla 1% lowfat milk: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Light Egg Nog: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Traditional Egg Nog: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dairy Pure Fat Free Half & Half: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Dean Foods Company
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 91 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 Dean Foods Company: closest on tracked product count (141 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (93.5/100 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 Dean Foods Company food safe? ▼
Dean Foods Company has an average safety score of 94/100 across the 141 of 141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 43.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Dean Foods Company products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 141 Dean Foods Company products. 141 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 Dean Foods Company catalog? ▼
Dean Foods Company has 135 NOVA-classified products; 61.5% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 83 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Dean Foods Company catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Dean Foods Company concentrates in Dairies (59, 51% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (30); Beverages (19); Desserts (6); Condiments (1).
Does Dean Foods Company use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Dean Foods Company 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 Dean Foods Company 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 Fruit Rush, Fruit Drink, Grape, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 39 scored Dean Foods Company products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Dean Foods Company's 93.5/100 average and 43.3% 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.
