Jif
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Jif, 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
Jif averages 99.0/100 across the 97 of 129 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 1.0% 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.
- 99.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 97 scored products
- 129
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 1.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 77.7%
- 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 129 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae; Whips, Whipped Peanut Butter & S'Mores; Whipped Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Pie Spice Spread; 1.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.0/100. 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 97 of 129 tracked Jif records (75.2%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 32 cannot be screened, so the 99.0/100 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 Jif
Jif: 129 products tracked, 97 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.0/100, 1.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 75.2% 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), Jif's 1.0% flagged share is 17 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Jif processing intensity
Jif's NOVA-classified set is 94 products: 77.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 73 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 73. That ultra-processed share sits 0.6 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Jif shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jif concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (71, 72% of this top-five); Snacks (27).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 63 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Snacks | 26 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Jif's 1.0% flagged share is measured across 97 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.
Jif flagged share vs large-brand cohort
1.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
1% 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 (99.0/100) summarizes 97 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.
Jif product score distribution
Brand average 99.0/100 across 97 scored products
99 1st percentile sits above 1% of the 97 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
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 96 scored products (99%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Jif relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 97 Jif products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 1. 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 | Jif products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
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 Jif 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 (8.5 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
- 8.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae, 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
- Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Whips, Whipped Peanut Butter & S'Mores: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whipped Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Pie Spice Spread: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whips Whipped Peanut Butter & Maple Brown Sugar Spread: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whips, Whipped Peanut Butter & Salty Caramel: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Epic Chocolate Flavored Granola Bars, Epic Chocolate: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Super S'Mores Flavored Granola Bars, Super S'Mores: 37 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars, Creamy Peanut Butter: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Clusters Granola With Peanut Butter Centers, Creamy Clusters: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Chip Flavored Creamy Clusters Granola With Peanut Butter Centers, Chocolate Chip: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Granola Bars, Creamy Peanut Butter: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Chocolate: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Granola Bars: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Silk With Pretzels, Peanut Butter & Chocolate: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Silk With Pretzels, Peanut Butter & Chocolate: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hazelnut Spread, Chocolate Cheesecake: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut butter: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Spread: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif, Hazelnut Spread, Salted Caramel, Salted Caramel: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Made With Roasted Cashews, Cashew Butter Creamy: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif, Crunchy Cashew Butter: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Almond Butter: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif, Crunchy Almond Butter: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy peanut butter: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif To Go: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif To Go: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Honey: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural Creamy Peanut Butter & Honey: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif To Go Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread 90% Peanuts: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter, Extra Crunchy: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter Clusters, Creamy Peanut Butter: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strawberry Creamy Clusters Granola With Peanut Butter Centers, Strawberry: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Coated Popcorn And Pretzels, Peanut Butter: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Coated Popcorn And Chocolate Covered Pretzels, Chocolate: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Cinnamon Creamy Clusters Granola Peanut Butter Centers, Apple Cinnamon: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Coated Popcorn And Dried Strawberries, Strawberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars, Creamy Peanut Butter: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif, Nut Butter Bars, Almond Chocolate, Almond Chocolate: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jif, Nut Butter Bars, Hazelnut Chocolate, Hazelnut Chocolate: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Jif
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 79 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 Jif: closest on tracked product count (129 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99/100 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 Jif food safe? ▼
Jif has an average safety score of 99/100 across the 97 of 129 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 1.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Jif products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 129 Jif products. 97 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 32 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Jif catalog? ▼
Jif has 94 NOVA-classified products; 77.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 73 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Jif catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jif concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (71, 72% of this top-five); Snacks (27).
Does Jif use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Jif 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 Jif 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 Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 1 scored Jif products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Jif's 99.0/100 average and 1.0% 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.
