Ingles Markets Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Ingles Markets Inc., 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
Ingles Markets Inc. averages 83.1/100 across the 43 of 43 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 53.5% 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.
- 83.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 43 scored products
- 43
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 53.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 76.7%
- 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 43 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Spice Drops; Diet Mountain Moondrops Soda; Harvest Treats; 53.5% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 83.1/100. 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 | Ingles Markets Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 83.1/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 43 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 53.5% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Ingles Markets Inc.
Ingles Markets Inc.: 43 products tracked, 43 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 83.1/100, 53.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
53.5% of the scored Ingles Markets Inc. 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 Ingles Markets Inc. sits 9.7 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Ingles Markets Inc. processing intensity
Ingles Markets Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 43 products: 76.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 33 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 33. That ultra-processed share sits 1.6 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Ingles Markets Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ingles Markets Inc. concentrates in Snacks (12, 34% of this top-five); Beverages (10); Dairies (5); Desserts (5); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 12 | 72.5/100 | 58.3% |
| Beverages | 10 | 70/100 | 70% |
| Dairies | 5 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Desserts | 5 | 88/100 | 100% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (83.1/100) summarizes 43 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.
Ingles Markets Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 83.1/100 across 43 scored products
83 26th percentile sits above 26% of the 43 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
- 2 scored products (5%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 4 scored products (9%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 4 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 10 scored products (23%)
- 100 and above
- 20 scored products (47%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Ingles Markets Inc. relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 43 Ingles Markets Inc. products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 7. 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 | Ingles Markets Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 7 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 6 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 4 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 3 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 3 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
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 43 concern-sorted Ingles Markets Inc. 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 (11 ingredients and 95/100) 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
- 43
- Median label
- 11 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Spice Drops, 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
- Spice Drops: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Diet Mountain Moondrops Soda: 16 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Harvest Treats: 16 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice Cream Swirl: 29 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cream Pumpkins: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Trail Mix: 27 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Iced Oatmeal Cookies: 27 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 18 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 14 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Red Velvet Cake Milk Chocolate Bar: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Sliced Bologna: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sherbet: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Ice Cream: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ingles Best, Premium Ice Cream, French Vanilla: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cola: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr lynn soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Dr Lynn Soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cola: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cookies: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Drink: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yellow Deluxe Cake Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Soda: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ultra Thin Swiss Cheese Slices: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheddar Cheese Slices: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ultra Thin Pepper Jack Cheese Slices: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sliced Baby Swiss Cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Farms, Organic Nonpareilles Capers: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Oatmeal: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Oatmeal: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Finely Shredded Cheese: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- S'Mores Milk Chocolate Bar: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dipz White Corn Tortilla Chips: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Farms, Organic Yellow Tortilla Chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Farms, Blue Tortilla Chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural Ground Beef: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa Mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced Fat Thin Wheat Crackers: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Farms, Organic Lemony Arugula, Lemony Peppery: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Ingles Markets Inc.
Showing 43 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Ingles Markets Inc.: closest on tracked product count (43 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (83.1/100 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 Ingles Markets Inc. food safe? ▼
Ingles Markets Inc. has an average safety score of 83/100 across the 43 of 43 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 53.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Ingles Markets Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 43 Ingles Markets Inc. products. 43 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Ingles Markets Inc. catalog? ▼
Ingles Markets Inc. has 43 NOVA-classified products; 76.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 33 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Ingles Markets Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ingles Markets Inc. concentrates in Snacks (12, 34% of this top-five); Beverages (10); Dairies (5); Desserts (5); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Does Ingles Markets Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Ingles Markets Inc. 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 Ingles Markets Inc. 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 Spice Drops, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 7 scored Ingles Markets Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Ingles Markets Inc.'s 83.1/100 average and 53.5% 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.
