Giant Eagle Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Giant Eagle Inc., 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 Inc. averages 88.3/100 across the 194 of 194 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 38.1% 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.
- 88.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 194 scored products
- 194
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 38.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 78.9%
- 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 194 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Iced Tea; Gummy bears; Sour Budz; 38.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 88.3/100. 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 | Giant Eagle Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 88.3/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 194 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 38.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Giant Eagle Inc.
Giant Eagle Inc.: 194 products tracked, 194 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 88.3/100, 38.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
38.1% of the scored Giant Eagle Inc. 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 Giant Eagle Inc. sits 4.5 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Giant Eagle Inc.'s 38.1% flagged share is 20.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Giant Eagle Inc. processing intensity
Giant Eagle Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 190 products: 78.9% ultra-processed (Group 4, 150 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 150. That ultra-processed share sits 0.6 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Giant Eagle Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Giant Eagle Inc. concentrates in Snacks (16, 62% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Beverages (1); Dairies (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 16 | 70.9/100 | 50% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 8 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Giant Eagle Inc.'s 38.1% flagged share is measured across 194 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 Inc. flagged share vs large-brand cohort
38.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
38% 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%
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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 (88.3/100) summarizes 194 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 Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 88.3/100 across 194 scored products
88 26th percentile sits above 26% of the 194 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
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 40–50
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 6 scored products (3%)
- 60–70
- 5 scored products (3%)
- 70–80
- 27 scored products (14%)
- 80–90
- 6 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 20 scored products (10%)
- 100 and above
- 120 scored products (62%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Giant Eagle Inc. relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 194 Giant Eagle Inc. products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 34. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% 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 | Giant Eagle Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 34 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 24 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 15 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 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 |
| Yellow 6 | 9 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Aspartame | 8 | 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 Inc. 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 70/100) 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
- 70/100
The outlined point is Iced Tea, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (9). 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
- Iced Tea: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Gummy bears: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Budz: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Smarties, Giant Eagle, Candy Roll: 9 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Gummy worms: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Getgo, Circus Peanuts: 8 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Soda: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lemonade Drink Mix: 12 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Drink Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Premium Ice Cream: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Whole Sweet Pickles: 14 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweet Relish: 15 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Cola: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Candies: 6 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Slices Candy: 6 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Peach rings gummi candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Slices: 7 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 16 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Pickle Chips: 14 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Spears: 14 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Liquid Water Enhancer: 16 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruition Sparkling Water: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Spears: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Polish Dill Spears: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Polish Whole Dill Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Kosher Whole Baby Dill Pickles: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Kosher Whole Dill Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whole Pickles: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Gherkin Whole Sweet Pickles: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Hamburger Dill Pickle Chips: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Hamburger Dill Pickle Chips: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Pickle Chips: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Slickles Polish Dill: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sandwich Sliced Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Spears: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Relish: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- India Sweet Relish: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Relish: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruition Sparkling Water: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruition Sparkling Water: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Almonds: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Cola: 10 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream Bars: 16 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream Bars: 15 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Cream Pops: 18 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Red White & Blue Pops: 16 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream Sandwiches: 17 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream Sandwiches: 18 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Pickle Chips: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sandwich Sliced Pickles: 13 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Giant Eagle Inc.
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 144 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 Inc.: closest on tracked product count (194 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (88.3/100 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 Inc. food safe? ▼
Giant Eagle Inc. has an average safety score of 88/100 across the 194 of 194 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 38.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Giant Eagle Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 194 Giant Eagle Inc. products. 194 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 Giant Eagle Inc. catalog? ▼
Giant Eagle Inc. has 190 NOVA-classified products; 78.9% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 150 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 Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Giant Eagle Inc. concentrates in Snacks (16, 62% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Beverages (1); Dairies (1).
Does Giant Eagle Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Giant Eagle Inc. 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 Inc. 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 Iced Tea, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (9) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 34 scored Giant Eagle Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Giant Eagle Inc.'s 88.3/100 average and 38.1% 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.
