Gourmet Select
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Gourmet Select, 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
Gourmet Select averages 80.1/100 across the 34 of 36 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 44.1% 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.
- 80.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 34 scored products
- 36
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 44.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 90.6%
- 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 36 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin; Delicious Air Popped Popcorn; Gourmet select, flavored puffcorn, cheese; 44.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 80.1/100. 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.
| Signal | Gourmet Select | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 80.1/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 36 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 44.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Gourmet Select
Gourmet Select: 36 products tracked, 34 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 80.1/100, 44.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
44.1% of the scored Gourmet Select 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 Gourmet Select sits 12.7 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Gourmet Select processing intensity
Gourmet Select's NOVA-classified set is 32 products: 90.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 29 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 29. That ultra-processed share sits 12.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Gourmet Select shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Gourmet Select concentrates in Snacks (24, 96% of this top-five); Dairies (1).
- Snacks 24
- Dairies 1
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (80.1/100) summarizes 34 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.
Gourmet Select product score distribution
Brand average 80.1/100 across 34 scored products
80 34th percentile sits above 34% of the 34 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 (3%)
- 20–30
- 2 scored products (6%)
- 30–40
- 4 scored products (12%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 2 scored products (6%)
- 100 and above
- 19 scored products (56%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Gourmet Select relies most on Yellow 6, an industry staple
Across the 34 Gourmet Select products scored here, Yellow 6 appears in 8. It is used by 1,766 other brands in this database (5.0% 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 | Gourmet Select products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 6 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| TBHQ | 5 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHT | 3 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHA | 1 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
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 34 concern-sorted Gourmet Select 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 (19 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 34
- Median label
- 19 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin, 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
- Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin: 33 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Delicious Air Popped Popcorn: 21 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gourmet select, flavored puffcorn, cheese: 20 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gourmet select, holiday popcorn, caramel, cheese & butter: 39 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin, caramel, cheese & butter: 38 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin, caramel: 38 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin: 40 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Holiday Cookie Tin: 33 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Gourmet select, puffcorn, white cheddar: 23 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Premium Popcorn: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Holiday Popcorn Tin, Caramel, Cheese, Butter: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- White Cheddar Snowball: 21 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- White cheddar snowballs, white cheddar: 21 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Holiday Cookie Tin: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Onion Rings: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gourmet select, premium air popped popcorn, white cheddar: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, pretzel chips, chcolate: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, dipped pretzel chips, white chocolate: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select popcorn: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pretzel Chips: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baked Onion Rings: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, pretzel crackers dipped in a white chocolate flavoring: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, pretzel chips, chocolate: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Buffalo Style Pretzel Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, puffcorn, butter: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion Rings: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dipped Pretzel Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gourmet select, supreme caramel corn: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Perfectly Popped Popcorn: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White cheddar snow balls: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Butter Toffee Caramel Corn: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Twister Cones: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Miniature Pretzels: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Gourmet Select
Showing 36 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Gourmet Select: closest on tracked product count (36 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (80.1/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Gourmet Select food safe? ▼
Gourmet Select has an average safety score of 80/100 across the 34 of 36 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 44.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Gourmet Select products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 36 Gourmet Select products. 34 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 2 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Gourmet Select catalog? ▼
Gourmet Select has 32 NOVA-classified products; 90.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 29 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Gourmet Select catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Gourmet Select concentrates in Snacks (24, 96% of this top-five); Dairies (1).
Does Gourmet Select use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Gourmet Select 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 Gourmet Select 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 Gourmet select, holiday popcorn tin, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 6 appears in 8 scored Gourmet Select products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Gourmet Select's 80.1/100 average and 44.1% 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.
