Market Basket
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Market Basket, 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
Market Basket averages 96.7/100 across the 273 of 2,082 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 18.3% 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.
- 96.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 273 scored products
- 2,082
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 18.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 72.8%
- 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 2,082 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sour Poppers; Market basket, liquid drink enhancer, lemonade; Market basket, premium choice icecream, black raspberry; 18.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.7/100. 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 273 of 2,082 tracked Market Basket records (13.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 1,809 cannot be screened, so the 96.7/100 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 Market Basket
Market Basket: 2,082 products tracked, 273 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.7/100, 18.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 13.1% 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), Market Basket's 18.3% flagged share is 0.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Market Basket processing intensity
Market Basket's NOVA-classified set is 261 products: 72.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 190 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 190. That ultra-processed share sits 5.5 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Market Basket shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Market Basket concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (99, 54% of this top-five); Dairies (33); Snacks (21); Condiments (20); Farming products (10).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 43 | 98/100 | 20.9% |
| Snacks | 18 | 95/100 | 22.2% |
| Dairies | 13 | 96.2/100 | 7.7% |
| Condiments | 7 | 97.9/100 | 42.9% |
| Beverages | 5 | 82/100 | 60% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Market Basket's 18.3% flagged share is measured across 273 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.
Market Basket flagged share vs large-brand cohort
18.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
18% 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 (96.7/100) summarizes 273 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.
Market Basket product score distribution
Brand average 96.7/100 across 273 scored products
97 14th percentile sits above 14% of the 273 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 (0%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 4 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 18 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 22 scored products (8%)
- 100 and above
- 223 scored products (82%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Market Basket relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 273 Market Basket products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 17. 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 | Market Basket products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 17 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 6 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHT | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sodium Nitrite | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Yellow 5 | 4 | 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 Market Basket 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 (14 ingredients and 85/100) 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
- 14 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Sour Poppers, 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
- Sour Poppers: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Market basket, liquid drink enhancer, lemonade: 16 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Market basket, premium choice icecream, black raspberry: 22 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 3 flagged.
- Thirst quencher: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Market basket, crunchy cheese sticks, jalapeno: 35 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Holiday Non Pareils: 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Market basket, cream cheese spread, blueberry: 22 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Our Traditional Sweet Italian Sausage: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Light Apple Juice Cocktail: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Ginger Ale: 7 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Market basket, 3 layer cake slice, vanilla bean: 52 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 14 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Light Ice Cream: 14 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Light ice cream: 27 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Thirst quencher: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Fruit Punch Soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Granola Bars: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Market basket, sweetened popped-up corn cereal: 30 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Shredded Wheat Cereal: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Light grape cranberry juice cocktail from concentrate: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Tropical Fruit: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Market basket, splash flavored beverage, peach mango: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Market basket, drink mix, green tea, peach mango: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bacon steak cuts: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Light Nonfat Yogurt: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Light Sliced Strawberries: 2 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Gold Cake: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Natural Casing Frankfurts: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Glazed Baked Ham: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Glazed Baked Ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Nut Toasted Oats Cereal: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cocoa crunch corn puff cereal: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweetened cocoa crisp rice cereal: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic italian dressing: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Worcestershire Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Roast Beef With Gravy, Premium Roast Beef: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Market Basket Zesty Cocktail Sauce: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Apple juice cocktail from concentrate: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Market basket, soft cookies, oatmeal raisin: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Original Style Fig Bars: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Instant Regular Oatmeal: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Evaporated Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lite reduced calorie syrup: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Golden Ginger Ale Soda: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pumpernickel Bagel: 28 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Whipping Cream: 4 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Light Ice Cream: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Almond Break All Natural Almondmilk: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- BBQ chicken breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Market Basket
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 2,032 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 Market Basket: closest on tracked product count (2,082 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.7/100 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 Market Basket food safe? ▼
Market Basket has an average safety score of 97/100 across the 273 of 2082 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 18.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Market Basket products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2,082 Market Basket products. 273 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1,809 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Market Basket catalog? ▼
Market Basket has 261 NOVA-classified products; 72.8% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 190 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Market Basket catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Market Basket concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (99, 54% of this top-five); Dairies (33); Snacks (21); Condiments (20); Farming products (10).
Does Market Basket use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Market Basket 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 Market Basket 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 Sour Poppers, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 17 scored Market Basket products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Market Basket's 96.7/100 average and 18.3% 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.
