Lifesavers
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Lifesavers, 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
Lifesavers averages 48.9/100 across the 51 of 71 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 74.5% 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.
- 48.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 51 scored products
- 71
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 74.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 71 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Candy canes; 5 flavors candy canes, watermelon, pineapple, raspberry, orange, cherry; Fruit variety hard candy, watermelon, pineapple, mango melon, wild cherry, fruit punch, green apple, grape, tangerine, strawberry, raspberry; 74.5% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 48.9/100. 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 51 of 71 tracked Lifesavers records (71.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 20 cannot be screened, so the 48.9/100 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 Lifesavers
Lifesavers: 71 products tracked, 51 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 48.9/100, 74.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 71.8% 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), Lifesavers's 74.5% flagged share is 56.5 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Lifesavers processing intensity
Lifesavers's NOVA-classified set is 49 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 49 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 49. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 49 (100%)
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Lifesavers's 74.5% flagged share is measured across 51 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.
Lifesavers flagged share vs large-brand cohort
74.5% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
75% 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 (48.9/100) summarizes 51 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.
Lifesavers product score distribution
Brand average 48.9/100 across 51 scored products
49 61st percentile sits above 61% of the 51 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 (4%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 20–30
- 27 scored products (53%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 13 scored products (25%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Lifesavers relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 51 Lifesavers products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 33. 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 | Lifesavers products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 33 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 32 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 32 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Aspartame | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sucralose | 1 | 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 Lifesavers 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 (9.5 ingredients and 25/100) 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
- 9.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 25/100
The outlined point is Candy canes, 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
- Candy canes: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- 5 flavors candy canes, watermelon, pineapple, raspberry, orange, cherry: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruit variety hard candy, watermelon, pineapple, mango melon, wild cherry, fruit punch, green apple, grape, tangerine, strawberry, raspberry: 11 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- GUMMIES: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life Savers Gummies Wild Berries: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hard Candy: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies Sours: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hard Candy, Cherry, Raspberry, Watermelon, Orange, Pineapple: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Candy gummies: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life Savers Gummies 5 Flavor S.S: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies candies paradise: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Big Ring Candy Gummies: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Exotic gummies: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life savers hard candy sweet storybook crafts: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lifesavers Gummies Collisions: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life savers Gummies bunnies &eggs: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life savers fruit variety hard candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies flavors candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lifesavers: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life savers hard candy 5 flavors: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- LifeSavers: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Life Savers: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Lifesavers: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- LIFE SAVERS GUMMIES X's & O's: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour gummies candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummies candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hard Candy, Wild Cherry: 7 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Hard candy wild cherry: 8 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Lifesavers Candy Canes: 7 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Hard candy: 8 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints Orange: 9 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Gummies: 6 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints Wint O Green: 4 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Life savers butter rum hard candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- MINTS PEP O MINT: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wint o green mints, wint o green: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mints: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mints, Wint O Green: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wint o green LifeSavers: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- lifesavers: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Life Savers Gummies: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints Wint O Green: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- LifeSavers Mints Pep o Mint: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints Wint O Green: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lifesavers Mints Wint O Green: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Lifesavers
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 21 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 Lifesavers: closest on tracked product count (71 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (48.9/100 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 Lifesavers food safe? ▼
Lifesavers has an average safety score of 49/100 across the 51 of 71 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 74.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Lifesavers products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 71 Lifesavers products. 51 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 20 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Lifesavers catalog? ▼
Lifesavers has 49 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 49 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Does Lifesavers use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Lifesavers 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 Lifesavers 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 Candy canes, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 33 scored Lifesavers products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Lifesavers's 48.9/100 average and 74.5% 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.
