Ghost
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Ghost, 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
Ghost averages 79.1/100 across the 54 of 192 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 92.6% 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.
- 79.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 54 scored products
- 192
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 92.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.1%
- 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 192 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Legend; Amino; Sour Pink Lemonade Energy Drink; 92.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 79.1/100. 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 54 of 192 tracked Ghost records (28.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 138 cannot be screened, so the 79.1/100 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 Ghost
Ghost: 192 products tracked, 54 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 79.1/100, 92.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 28.1% 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), Ghost's 92.6% flagged share is 74.6 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Ghost processing intensity
Ghost's NOVA-classified set is 53 products: 98.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 52 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 52. That ultra-processed share sits 19.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Ghost shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ghost concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (18, 41% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (16); Protein-supplement (5); Beverages (3); Plant-based foods and beverages (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 18 | 76.9/100 | 94.4% |
| Dietary supplements | 12 | 77.9/100 | 91.7% |
| Protein-supplement | 5 | 78/100 | 100% |
| Beverages | 2 | 85/100 | 100% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 2 | 85/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Ghost's 92.6% flagged share is measured across 54 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.
Ghost flagged share vs large-brand cohort
92.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
93% 78th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 78% 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 (79.1/100) summarizes 54 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.
Ghost product score distribution
Brand average 79.1/100 across 54 scored products
79 23rd percentile sits above 23% of the 54 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
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 70–80
- 19 scored products (35%)
- 80–90
- 27 scored products (50%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 4 scored products (7%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient Ghost uses most
Across the 54 Ghost products scored here, Sucralose appears in 46. Only 1,692 other brands here use it (4.8%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. 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 | Ghost products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 46 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 21 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 1 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Trans Fat | 1 | FDA ban effective 2018-06-18 · Restricted: Federal (FDA banned) |
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 Ghost 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 (21 ingredients and 82.5/100) 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
- 21 ingredients
- Median score
- 82.5/100
The outlined point is Legend, 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
- Legend: 36 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Amino: 9 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Sour Pink Lemonade Energy Drink: 35 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Tropical Mango: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sour Patch Kids Ghost Energy Redberry: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sour patch blue raspberry: 22 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 30 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Electric limeade: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ghost Hydration: 14 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lemon Lime Hydration Drink: 17 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ghost Hydration Orange Squeeze: 27 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Cream Pre workout: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy Drink: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy Drink: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ghost Electric Limeade Energy Drink: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ghost Strawbango Energy Drink: 34 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey clear protein isolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Clear Protein Isolte: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Protein Isolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Iced Tea Lemonade: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy Zero Sugar Blue Raspberry: 20 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- WHEY PROTEIN: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 38 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 34 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Whey Protein Chips Ahoy: 39 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Lucky Charms Flavored Protein Cereal: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Protein Cereal: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Flavored Cinnamon Protein Cereal: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Vegan Protein: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 44 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sour Watermelon: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Energy Drink Swedish Fish Flavor: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Energy Cherry Limeade: 27 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Orange Cream Energy Ghost: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sour Green Apple Energy Drink: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 36 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bubblicious Cotton Candy Energy Drink: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Joint daily supplement: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- LEGEND Pre-Workout: 36 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- GHOST LEGEND PRE-WORKOUT: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Legend All Out: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ghost Peaches Energy: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Energy Drink - OG: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Whey Protein: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ghost Protein - Milk Chocolate: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Whey Protein Cereal Milk: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- GHOST Chocolate Caramel: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ghost Size Natty: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Ghost
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 142 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 Ghost: closest on tracked product count (192 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (79.1/100 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 Ghost food safe? ▼
Ghost has an average safety score of 79/100 across the 54 of 192 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 92.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Ghost products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 192 Ghost products. 54 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 138 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Ghost catalog? ▼
Ghost has 53 NOVA-classified products; 98.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 52 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Ghost catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ghost concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (18, 41% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (16); Protein-supplement (5); Beverages (3); Plant-based foods and beverages (2).
Does Ghost use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Ghost 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 Ghost 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 Legend, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 46 scored Ghost products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Ghost's 79.1/100 average and 92.6% 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.
