Lance
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Lance, 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
Lance averages 84.5/100 across the 221 of 267 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 34.8% 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.
- 84.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 221 scored products
- 267
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 34.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 92.1%
- 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 267 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Lance, candied peanuts; Lance, bolds, cracker sandwiches, buffalo wing blue cheese, buffalo wing blue cheese; Lance, bolds cracker sandwiches, buffalo wing blue cheese, buffalo wing blue cheese; 34.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 84.5/100. 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 | Lance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 84.5/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 267 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 34.8% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Lance
Lance: 267 products tracked, 221 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 84.5/100, 34.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
34.8% of the scored Lance 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 Lance sits 8.3 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Lance's 34.8% flagged share is 16.8 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Lance processing intensity
Lance's NOVA-classified set is 215 products: 92.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 198 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 198. That ultra-processed share sits 13.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Lance shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Lance concentrates in Snacks (188, 94% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Crackers (3); 170 (1); Crackers-with-peanut-butter-filling (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 187 | 82.4/100 | 39.6% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 7 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Crackers | 3 | 75/100 | 66.7% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Lance's 34.8% flagged share is measured across 221 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.
Lance flagged share vs large-brand cohort
34.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
35% 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 (84.5/100) summarizes 221 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.
Lance product score distribution
Brand average 84.5/100 across 221 scored products
85 28th percentile sits above 28% of the 221 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
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 10–20
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 12 scored products (5%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 40–50
- 15 scored products (7%)
- 50–60
- 9 scored products (4%)
- 70–80
- 19 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 15 scored products (7%)
- 100 and above
- 144 scored products (65%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Lance relies most on Yellow 6, an industry staple
Across the 221 Lance products scored here, Yellow 6 appears in 47. It is used by 1,766 other brands in this database (5.0% 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 | Lance products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 6 | 47 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 44 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 43 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 13 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 10 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Blue 1 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Blue 2 | 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 Lance 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 (39 ingredients and 45/100) 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
- 39 ingredients
- Median score
- 45/100
The outlined point is Lance, candied peanuts, 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
- Lance, candied peanuts: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Lance, bolds, cracker sandwiches, buffalo wing blue cheese, buffalo wing blue cheese: 57 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Lance, bolds cracker sandwiches, buffalo wing blue cheese, buffalo wing blue cheese: 57 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Buffalo wing blue cheese cracker sandwiches, buffalo wing blue cheese: 57 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Lance, star bites candied peanuts: 13 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, ranch peanuts: 30 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, cracker sandwiches, bacon cheddar, bacon cheddar: 45 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, bolds cracker sandwiches, bacon cheddar, bacon cheddar: 45 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, bolds, cracker sandwiches, bacon cheddar, bacon cheddar: 45 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Cracker sandwiches, bacon cheddar: 45 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, quick starts, breakfast biscuit sandwiches, bacon cheddar, bacon cheddar: 55 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, quick starts, breakfast biscuit sandwiches, bacon cheddar: 55 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Lance, nip chee crackers, cheddar cheese, cheddar cheese: 34 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, sprinkled sugar cookie sandwiches, sweet creme, sweet creme: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, sprinkled sugar cookie sandwiches, sweet creme, sweet creme: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, quick starts, breakfast biscuit sandwiches, maple french toast, maple french toast: 37 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, seasonal favorites cookie sandwiches, sweet cream, sweet cream: 25 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hot cheese popcorn: 30 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, quick starts, breakfast biscuit sandwiches, blueberry muffin, blueberry muffin: 42 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers, crackers, grilled cheese, grilled cheese: 37 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers, cracker sandwiches: 37 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, whole grain crackers, sharp cheddar cheese, sharp cheddar cheese: 41 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Whole grain crackers, sharp cheddar cheese: 40 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Captain's Wafers sandwich crackers GRILLED CHEESE: 37 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, whole grain cracker sandwiches, sharp cheddar cheese, sharp cheddar cheese: 38 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, toasty cracker sandwiches, cheddar cheese, cheddar cheese: 36 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, whole grain cracker sandwiches, sharp cheddar cheese, sharp cheddar cheese: 38 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Toasty crackers, real cheddar cheese: 40 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, cookie sandwiches, chocolate, mint, chocolate, mint: 33 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, limited edition chocolate nekot sandwich cookies, mint, mint: 33 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, bolds, cracker sandwiches, bacon cheeseburger, bacon cheeseburger: 49 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, bolds, cracker sandwiches, bacon cheeseburger, bacon cheeseburger: 49 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Toast Chee sandwich crackers: 41 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, toast chee, cracker sandwiches, real cheddar cheese: 41 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers, crackers, jalapeno cheddar, jalapeno cheddar: 39 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers, sandwich crackers, jalapeno cheddar, jalapeno cheddar: 38 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sandwich crackers, jalapeno cheddar: 38 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers bolds, sandwich crackers: 43 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, captain's wafers, bolds sandwich crackers, smokehouse cheddar, smokehouse cheddar: 43 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Toast chee sandwich crackers: 42 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Toast chee sandwich crackers: 47 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Toasty sandwich crackers: 39 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Toast Chee Chedder Cheese Sandwich Crackers: 39 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, whole grain crackers, cheddar cheese, cheddar cheese: 50 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, whole grain cracker sandwiches, cheddar cheese: 48 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Whole grain cheddar cheese crackers: 48 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lance, toast chee, crackers, peanut butter, peanut butter: 30 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Lance, gold-n-chees, baked snack crackes: 29 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Baked snack crackers, cheese: 29 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Lance, toast chee, mini baked cheese cracker, peanut butter: 25 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Lance
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 217 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 Lance: closest on tracked product count (267 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (84.5/100 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 Lance food safe? ▼
Lance has an average safety score of 85/100 across the 221 of 267 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 34.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Lance products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 267 Lance products. 221 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 46 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Lance catalog? ▼
Lance has 215 NOVA-classified products; 92.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 198 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Lance catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Lance concentrates in Snacks (188, 94% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Crackers (3); 170 (1); Crackers-with-peanut-butter-filling (1).
Does Lance use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Lance 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 Lance 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 Lance, candied peanuts, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 6 appears in 47 scored Lance products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Lance's 84.5/100 average and 34.8% 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.
