Heinen's
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Heinen'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
Heinen's averages 99.3/100 across the 145 of 394 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 9.7% 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.
- 99.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 145 scored products
- 394
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 9.7%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 43.4%
- 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 394 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd; Butternut Squash 'Fettuccine' Alfredo Bowl; Pepperoni duo melted mozzarella cheese layered; 9.7% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.3/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 145 of 394 tracked Heinen's records (36.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 249 cannot be screened, so the 99.3/100 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 Heinen's
Heinen's: 394 products tracked, 145 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.3/100, 9.7% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 36.8% 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), Heinen's's 9.7% flagged share is 8.3 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Heinen's processing intensity
Heinen's's NOVA-classified set is 136 products: 43.4% ultra-processed (Group 4, 59 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 59. That ultra-processed share sits 34.9 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Heinen's shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Heinen's concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (42, 54% of this top-five); Meals (14); Condiments (10); Dairies (8); Frozen foods (4).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 31 | 99.5/100 | 3.2% |
| Meals | 13 | 98.5/100 | 30.8% |
| Condiments | 8 | 99.4/100 | 12.5% |
| Dairies | 6 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Frozen foods | 4 | 96.3/100 | 25% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Heinen's's 9.7% flagged share is measured across 145 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.
Heinen's flagged share vs large-brand cohort
9.7% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
10% 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 (99.3/100) summarizes 145 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.
Heinen's product score distribution
Brand average 99.3/100 across 145 scored products
99 6th percentile sits above 6% of the 145 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
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 11 scored products (8%)
- 100 and above
- 131 scored products (90%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Heinen's relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 145 Heinen's products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 6. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% 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 | Heinen's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 6 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Sodium Nitrite | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
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 Heinen'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 (13.5 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
- 50
- Median label
- 13.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). 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
- Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd: 17 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Butternut Squash 'Fettuccine' Alfredo Bowl: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepperoni duo melted mozzarella cheese layered: 41 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chili Sauce, Chili: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Chili With Beans, Beef: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Multi Grain Bread: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lite Sour Cream: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick & Rich Grade A Sour Cream: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage Cheese: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage Cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage Cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken & Uncured Sausage Gumbo Soup, Chicken & Uncured Sausage Gumbo: 36 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Fire Roasted Vegetable Soup, Fire Roasted Vegetable: 36 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Barley Soup, Beef Barley: 39 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cole Slaw: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken Salad Spread, Chicken Salad: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original All Purpose Seasoning, Original: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Low Fat Refried Beans: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Popcorn Clusters: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Popcorn Clusters: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Natural Peanut Butter: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cracked Pepper Organic Water Crackers, Cracked Pepper: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Herb & Garlic Organic Water Crackers, Herb & Garlic: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Fruit Juice: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Thin Crust Four Cheese Pizza: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peas & Carrots: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Organic Peas, Sweet: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fire Roasted Vegetable Soup, Fire Roasted Vegetable: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crab & Corn Chowder, Crab & Corn: 39 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Broccoli Cheddar Soup: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Pasta, Spaghetti: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Whole Wheat Pasta, Spaghetti: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strawberry Organic Lemonade From Concentrate, Strawberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Enriched White Bread: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Brioche Sandwich Buns: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Brioche Hot Dog Buns: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium Heart Baked Italian Bread: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rye Bread: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Blue Corn Tortillas Chips: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Popcorn: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Popcorn: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Veggie Chips: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie Sticks: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Oatmeal: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Oatmeal: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Oatmeal: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Red Quinoa: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Heinen's
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 344 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 Heinen's: closest on tracked product count (394 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.3/100 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 Heinen's food safe? ▼
Heinen's has an average safety score of 99/100 across the 145 of 394 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 9.7% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Heinen's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 394 Heinen's products. 145 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 249 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Heinen's catalog? ▼
Heinen's has 136 NOVA-classified products; 43.4% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 59 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Heinen's catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Heinen's concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (42, 54% of this top-five); Meals (14); Condiments (10); Dairies (8); Frozen foods (4).
Does Heinen's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Heinen'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 Heinen'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 Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 6 scored Heinen's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Heinen's's 99.3/100 average and 9.7% 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.
