Hammond's
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Hammond's, 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
Hammond's averages 77.6/100 across the 125 of 173 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 51.2% 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.
- 77.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 125 scored products
- 173
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 51.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 92.7%
- 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 173 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Gourmet Popcorn; Candy corn crunch popcorn; Candy; 51.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 77.6/100. 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 125 of 173 tracked Hammond's records (72.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 48 cannot be screened, so the 77.6/100 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 Hammond's
Hammond's: 173 products tracked, 125 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 77.6/100, 51.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 72.3% 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), Hammond's's 51.2% flagged share is 33.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Hammond's processing intensity
Hammond's's NOVA-classified set is 124 products: 92.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 115 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 115. That ultra-processed share sits 14.4 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Hammond's shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Hammond's concentrates in Snacks (117, 98% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Desserts (1).
- Snacks 117
- Beverages 1
- Desserts 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Hammond's's 51.2% flagged share is measured across 125 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.
Hammond's flagged share vs large-brand cohort
51.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
51% 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%
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- 50%–60%
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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 (77.6/100) summarizes 125 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.
Hammond's product score distribution
Brand average 77.6/100 across 125 scored products
78 31st percentile sits above 31% of the 125 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
- 11 scored products (9%)
- 20–30
- 8 scored products (6%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 4 scored products (3%)
- 60–70
- 8 scored products (6%)
- 70–80
- 12 scored products (10%)
- 80–90
- 4 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 15 scored products (12%)
- 100 and above
- 61 scored products (49%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Hammond's relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 125 Hammond's products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 30. It is used by 1,963 other brands in this database (5.6% 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 | Hammond's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 30 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 26 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 23 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Yellow 5 | 18 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 15 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Carrageenan | 14 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 Hammond's 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 (9 ingredients and 55/100) 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
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 55/100
The outlined point is Gourmet Popcorn, 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 Popcorn: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy corn crunch popcorn: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fantastic Classic Lollipops: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fantastic Classic Lollipops: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Peppermint & Wintergreen Pillows Classic Candies, Peppermint & Wintergreen Pillows Classic: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, handmade twist lollipop: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, sour grape lollipop: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, candy corn lollipop: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, handmade twist lollipop, watermelon: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, lollypop, blue raspberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, red velvet drizzle brittle crisps: 33 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Hammond's, classic chocolate confections: 42 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Cotton Candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cotton Candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy, blue raspberry: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cotton candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, classic cotton candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, eliza jayne collections sour gummies: 13 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, dark chocolate shell with a creamy mint chocolate center: 42 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Lemon Meringue White Chocolate: 31 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, dark chocolate shell with a sweet sugar frosting filling, whoopie pie: 31 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Hammond's, candy coal, cinnamon: 7 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, handmade heart lollipop: 8 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, old fashioned peach drops: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, red licorice candy: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Old Fashioned Popcorn, Red Velvet: 13 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, popcorn, caramel apple: 13 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- White chocolate peppermint: 18 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, triple chocolate: 29 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, halloween spooky sweet gummies, orange, grape & green apple: 16 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, christmas bear gummies candy, assorted: 11 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Red Velvet Cake: 38 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, chocolate, caramel apple: 31 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 18 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Bourbon Pecan Pie Milk Chocolate: 30 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Hammond's, ribbon hard candy: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, hard ribbon candy confections: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, candy cane, peppermint: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy, blue raspberry: 4 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy, cherry: 4 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, cotton candy, grape: 5 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, watermelon candy: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Peppermint Balls: 6 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, candies, filed vanilla caramels: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Candy cane crunch: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hammond's, red velvet cake: 48 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Hammond's
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 123 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 Hammond's: closest on tracked product count (173 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (77.6/100 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 Hammond's food safe? ▼
Hammond's has an average safety score of 78/100 across the 125 of 173 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 51.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Hammond's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 173 Hammond's products. 125 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 48 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Hammond's catalog? ▼
Hammond's has 124 NOVA-classified products; 92.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 115 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Hammond's catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Hammond's concentrates in Snacks (117, 98% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Desserts (1).
Does Hammond's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Hammond's 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 Hammond's 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 Popcorn, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 30 scored Hammond's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Hammond's's 77.6/100 average and 51.2% 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.
