Horizon Organic
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Horizon Organic, 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
Horizon Organic averages 99.8/100 across the 123 of 141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 4.9% 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.
- 99.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 123 scored products
- 141
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 4.9%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 54%
- 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 141 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Organic lowfat milk; Horizon organic, tuberz, organic lowfat yogurt, blueberry wave, surfin' strawberry; Horizon organic, tubez, lowfat yogurt, surfin strawberry; 4.9% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.8/100. 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 | Horizon Organic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 99.8/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 141 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 4.9% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Horizon Organic
Horizon Organic: 141 products tracked, 123 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.8/100, 4.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Horizon Organic's labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Horizon Organic sits 7 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Horizon Organic's 4.9% flagged share is 13.1 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Horizon Organic processing intensity
Horizon Organic's NOVA-classified set is 113 products: 54% ultra-processed (Group 4, 61 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 61. That ultra-processed share sits 24.3 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Horizon Organic shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Horizon Organic concentrates in Dairies (96, 79% of this top-five); Beverages (10); Snacks (10); Meals (4); Beverages and beverages preparations (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies | 93 | 99.7/100 | 5.4% |
| Snacks | 10 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Beverages | 5 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Meals | 4 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Horizon Organic's 4.9% flagged share is measured across 123 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.
Horizon Organic flagged share vs large-brand cohort
4.9% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
5% 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 (99.8/100) summarizes 123 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.
Horizon Organic product score distribution
Brand average 99.8/100 across 123 scored products
100 2nd percentile sits above 2% of the 123 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
- 90–100
- 6 scored products (5%)
- 100 and above
- 117 scored products (95%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Horizon Organic relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 123 Horizon Organic products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 6. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Horizon Organic products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 6 | 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 Horizon Organic 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 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
- 9 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Organic lowfat milk, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Organic lowfat milk: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Horizon organic, tuberz, organic lowfat yogurt, blueberry wave, surfin' strawberry: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Horizon organic, tubez, lowfat yogurt, surfin strawberry: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Horizon organic, lowfat sour cream: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage cheese: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage Cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- MUENSTER CHEESE: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lowfat milk: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vanilla Organic Reduced Fat Milk: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic fat-free milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic fat-free milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Heavy whipping cream: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 1% organic lowfat milk: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, organic fat-free milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic colby cheese shapes: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic lowfat milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vanilla Lowfat Milk: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic lowfat milk: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Low fat organic milk box: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 1% Lowfat Milk UHT: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic lowfat milk: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Macaroni & mild cheddar cheese protein mac: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic mac elbows & cheese: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pasta shells & white cheddar cheese: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheesy mac macaroni & mild cheddar cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White cheddar cheesy mac: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cow pasta & mild cheddar cheese: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grahams: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate grahams: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic sandwich crackers: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic peanut butter sandwich crackers: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic cheddar cheese shapes cracker cuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Snack crackers original: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, organic reduced fat milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, super squeeze, creamy blend of milk and real fruit, strawberry bash, strawberry bash: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, super squeeze, creamy blend of milk and real fruit, mixed berry burst, mixed berry burst: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic creamy blend of milk & real fruit juice: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic pasta & cheese: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple clusters: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon, fruit crunchers, apple: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Reduced Fat Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Organic Lowfat Milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lowfat milk: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, organic fruit snacks, smilin' strawberry, smilin' strawberry: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, organic fruit snacks, bunch o' berries, bunch o' berries: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Macaroni & Cheddar Cheese: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Horizon organic, organic mild cheddar cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Colby & jack organic cheese bites: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Horizon Organic
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 91 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 Horizon Organic: closest on tracked product count (141 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.8/100 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 Horizon Organic food safe? ▼
Horizon Organic has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 123 of 141 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 4.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Horizon Organic products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 141 Horizon Organic products. 123 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 18 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Horizon Organic catalog? ▼
Horizon Organic has 113 NOVA-classified products; 54% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 61 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Horizon Organic catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Horizon Organic concentrates in Dairies (96, 79% of this top-five); Beverages (10); Snacks (10); Meals (4); Beverages and beverages preparations (1).
Does Horizon Organic use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Horizon Organic 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 Horizon Organic 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 Organic lowfat milk, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 6 scored Horizon Organic products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Horizon Organic's 99.8/100 average and 4.9% 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.
