Great Value

Per-product safety scores across 4,437 indexed Great Value items — combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.

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Avg Safety Score
94.6
Products
4,437
Flagged Products
17.7%
Dye Pledge
No
Great Value brand profile vs portfolio averages
Signal Great Value Notes
Avg safety score 94.6/100 Above-average
Products tracked 4,437 OpenFoodFacts US index
Flagged ingredients 17.7% FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap
Public dye pledge No Per FDA Dye Tracker disclosures

What the Data Says About

Great Value: 4,437 products tracked, avg safety score 94.6/100, 17.7% of catalog has at least one flagged ingredient. Dye pledge: No.

Score 85-95 reflects mostly-safe profile with some flagged ingredients in specific SKUs. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →

Safety scores weigh each product's ingredient list against FDA additive guidance and Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) concern ratings, then average across the brand's tracked catalog. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban — it marks an additive that one of these authorities lists for caution, such as a synthetic dye, a nitrite preservative, or a high-intensity sweetener. Scores shift as brands reformulate and as the underlying datasets refresh, so a brand-level average is a starting point, not a verdict — open the individual product pages for the detail behind any number.

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Sorted by concern level (most flagged first)

Mountain Trail Mix
Snacks
10 flagged 0/100
Mountain trail mix
Plant-based foods and beverages
10 flagged 0/100
Caramel Cashew Trail Mix
Snacks
9 flagged 0/100
Traditional Trail Mix
Snacks
9 flagged 0/100
Mountain Trail Mix
Snacks
9 flagged 0/100
Great value, drink mix, mango
Beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Iced tea with lemon drink mix
Beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Decaffeinated iced tea with peach, drink mix
Plant-based foods and beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Great value, iced tea drink mix, lemon
Beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Great value, drink mix, iced tea with peach
Beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Mountain Trail Mix
Plant-based foods and beverages
8 flagged 0/100
Tortilla Chips
Snacks
7 flagged 0/100
Jaw Breakers Hard Candy
Snacks
7 flagged 0/100
Birthday Cake Trail Mix
7 flagged 0/100
Birthday Cake Ice Cream With Confetti Candy Pieces
Desserts
6 flagged 0/100
Rainbow Sprinkles
6 flagged 0/100
Mix Sprinkles
Baking-decorations
6 flagged 0/100
Gel Food Colors
Festive foods
6 flagged 0/100
Christmas sprinkle mix
Cooking helpers
6 flagged 0/100
Peppermint Starlight Mints Hard Candy
Snacks
5 flagged 0/100
Spice Drops Candy
Snacks
5 flagged 0/100
Drink Mix, Pomegranate Lemonade
Beverages
5 flagged 0/100
Magic Treasures Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
Plant-based foods and beverages
5 flagged 0/100
Wafer Cookies
Snacks
5 flagged 0/100
Writing icing classic colors
Baking-decorations
5 flagged 0/100
Sprinkles (rainbow)
5 flagged 0/100
Southern Sweet Tea drink enhancer
5 flagged 0/100
Gel Food Colors
Baking-decorations
5 flagged 0/100
Crunchy Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese
Snacks
5 flagged 0/100
Tropical Mango Punch
5 flagged 0/100
Strawberry Mango drink mix
Beverages and beverages preparations
5 flagged 5/100
Nonfat yogurt
Dairies
5 flagged 5/100
tropical melon
5 flagged 5/100
Tropical tepache de pina
5 flagged 5/100
Energy tropical punch
5 flagged 5/100
Stuffed Donut Bites
Frozen foods
5 flagged 15/100
Bunny sprinkle mix
4 flagged 0/100
Butterscotch Discs
4 flagged 0/100
Peanut Butter Trail Mix
Snacks
4 flagged 0/100
Blue Raspberry Flavored Fruit Spread
Cooking helpers
4 flagged 0/100
Great value, rice pasta & sauce mix
Meals
4 flagged 0/100
Fruit Discs Hard Candy
Snacks
4 flagged 0/100
Toasted whole grain oat with marshmallows cereal
Plant-based foods and beverages
4 flagged 0/100
Rainbow Sherbet
4 flagged 0/100
Sweetened naturally apple flavored multigrain cereal, apple blasts
Plant-based foods and beverages
4 flagged 0/100
Sweetened naturally and artificially berry crunch flavored corn and oat cereal, berry
Plant-based foods and beverages
4 flagged 0/100
Fruit spins sweetened multigrain cereal with
Plant-based foods and beverages
4 flagged 0/100
Naturally & Artificially Fruit-Flavored Snacks
Snacks
4 flagged 0/100
Tangy Fruit Smiles Snacks
Snacks
4 flagged 0/100
Original Fruit Smiles Snacks
Snacks
4 flagged 0/100
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Great Value food safe? ▼

Great Value has an average safety score of 95/100 across 4437 tracked products. 17.7% of products contain flagged ingredients.

How many Great Value products are tracked? ▼

Our database tracks 4,437 Great Value products, with safety scores based on ingredient analysis from FDA and CSPI data.

Does Great Value use artificial dyes? ▼

Great Value has not publicly committed to removing artificial dyes. Check individual product pages for specific dye ingredients.

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Sources & related

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CSPI Chemical Cuisine
Additive safety ratings behind the score.
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 Editorial.

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.