Giant Eagle
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Giant Eagle, 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
Giant Eagle averages 94.1/100 across the 1,113 of 2,141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 21.7% 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.
- 94.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 1,113 scored products
- 2,141
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 21.7%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 62.1%
- 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 2,141 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Giant eagle, shaped sugar cookies; Giant eagle, tea drink mix, peach; Romance Hearts Candy; 21.7% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 94.1/100. 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 1,113 of 2,141 tracked Giant Eagle records (52%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 1,028 cannot be screened, so the 94.1/100 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 Giant Eagle
Giant Eagle: 2,141 products tracked, 1,113 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 94.1/100, 21.7% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 52% 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), Giant Eagle's 21.7% flagged share is 3.7 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Giant Eagle processing intensity
Giant Eagle's NOVA-classified set is 1,072 products: 62.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 666 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 666. That ultra-processed share sits 16.2 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Giant Eagle shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Giant Eagle concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (287, 50% of this top-five); Snacks (112); Dairies (69); Desserts (57); Condiments (51).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 222 | 98.7/100 | 5.9% |
| Snacks | 99 | 87.8/100 | 25.3% |
| Dairies | 55 | 98.5/100 | 21.8% |
| Desserts | 48 | 81.1/100 | 97.9% |
| Beverages | 42 | 72.4/100 | 59.5% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Giant Eagle's 21.7% flagged share is measured across 1,113 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.
Giant Eagle flagged share vs large-brand cohort
21.7% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
22% 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 (94.1/100) summarizes 1,113 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.
Giant Eagle product score distribution
Brand average 94.1/100 across 1,113 scored products
94 17th percentile sits above 17% of the 1,113 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
- 13 scored products (1%)
- 10–20
- 3 scored products (0%)
- 20–30
- 11 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 12 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 21 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 5 scored products (0%)
- 70–80
- 43 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 32 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 101 scored products (9%)
- 100 and above
- 872 scored products (78%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Giant Eagle relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 1,113 Giant Eagle products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 80. 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 | Giant Eagle products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 80 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 48 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 45 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 39 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 34 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 30 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 27 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 26 | 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 Giant Eagle 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 (18.5 ingredients and 25/100) 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
- 18.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 25/100
The outlined point is Giant eagle, shaped sugar cookies, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (7). 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
- Giant eagle, shaped sugar cookies: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Giant eagle, tea drink mix, peach: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Romance Hearts Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies, Frosted: 54 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Sherbet, rainbow: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Giant eagle, drink mix, wild strawberry: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Assorted Jelly Beans: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Giant eagle, puffs, cheddar corn: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Ham Salad: 47 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Giant eagle, diet mountain fizzr soda, citrus: 17 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Orange cherry grape assorted junior ice cream pops: 23 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummy Bears: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Two-Bite, Cupcakes, Vanilla: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Giant eagle, cupcakes, chocolate: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies, Frosted Sugar: 61 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Giant eagle, glazed decorated cookie: 38 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Drink Mix, Fruit Punch: 14 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Giant eagle, drink mix, fruit punch: 14 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Giant eagle, drink mix, grape: 18 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Ice cream, mint chocolate chip: 23 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Ice cream, spumoni: 35 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Thin crust pizza, sausage & pepperoni: 60 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Pizza, supreme: 65 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Soda, orange: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweetened Corn Puffs, Fruity Burst: 17 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummy Worms: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Butterscotch Discs: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Spice Drops Candies: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Circus Peanuts: 8 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted Fruit Slices: 8 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sherbet, lime: 16 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Sherbet, raspberry: 17 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Ready-to-bake crescent rolls: 33 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Light ice cream, churned neapolitan: 25 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Light ice cream, churned mint chocolate chip: 20 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pudding Snacks: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Sugar Free Discs: 5 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Giant eagle, drink mix, pink lemonade: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Twisted strombolini, pepperoni: 45 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Mountain Fizzr Soda, Citrus: 15 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Pizza, pepperoni: 52 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- sliced pepperoni giant eagle brand: 12 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Stuffed Pretzels Bread Sandwiches, Pizza: 63 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Whole Italian Sub: 49 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice cream, neapolitan: 20 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice cream, strawberry: 24 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches: 64 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Cola: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Cola: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
Products by Giant Eagle
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 2,091 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 Giant Eagle: closest on tracked product count (2,141 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (94.1/100 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 Giant Eagle food safe? ▼
Giant Eagle has an average safety score of 94/100 across the 1,113 of 2141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 21.7% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Giant Eagle products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2,141 Giant Eagle products. 1,113 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1,028 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Giant Eagle catalog? ▼
Giant Eagle has 1,072 NOVA-classified products; 62.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 666 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Giant Eagle catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Giant Eagle concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (287, 50% of this top-five); Snacks (112); Dairies (69); Desserts (57); Condiments (51).
Does Giant Eagle use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Giant Eagle 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 Giant Eagle 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 Giant eagle, shaped sugar cookies, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (7) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 80 scored Giant Eagle products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Giant Eagle's 94.1/100 average and 21.7% 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.
