Melissa's

Per-product safety scores across 111 indexed Melissa's items — combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.

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Avg Safety Score
99.7
Products
111
Flagged Products
2.7%
Dye Pledge
No
Melissa's brand profile vs portfolio averages
Signal Melissa's Notes
Avg safety score 99.7/100 Above-average
Products tracked 111 OpenFoodFacts US index
Flagged ingredients 2.7% FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap
Public dye pledge No Per FDA Dye Tracker disclosures

What the Data Says About

Melissa's: 111 products tracked, avg safety score 99.7/100, 2.7% of catalog has at least one flagged ingredient. Dye pledge: No.

Score ≥95 places Melissa's in the top-decile safety tier — ingredient profiles dominated by FDA/CSPI low-concern items. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →

Safety scores weigh each product's ingredient list against FDA additive guidance and Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) concern ratings, then average across the brand's tracked catalog. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban — it marks an additive that one of these authorities lists for caution, such as a synthetic dye, a nitrite preservative, or a high-intensity sweetener. Scores shift as brands reformulate and as the underlying datasets refresh, so a brand-level average is a starting point, not a verdict — open the individual product pages for the detail behind any number.

Products by

Sorted by concern level (most flagged first)

Melissa's, goodlife foods, sweetened dried papaya
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 75/100
Dessert sauce, cinnamon
Baking-decorations
1 flagged 95/100
Melissa's, dessert sauce, cinnamon
Baking-decorations
1 flagged 95/100
White Pearl Onions
Undefined
100/100
Vanilla beans
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Melissa’s Black Eyed Peas
100/100
Dried Ancho Peppers
100/100
Dried Coconut Chips
Undefined
100/100
Egg Roll Wraps
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Sweetened Dried Lemon Peels
Undefined
100/100
Melissa's, good life food, tabbouleh with parsley and lemon seasoning packet
Condiments
100/100
Melissa's, daily goodness, pine nuts
Snacks
100/100
Basmati With Wild Rice And Lemon Seasoning Packet
Undefined
100/100
Melissa's, daily goodness, sweetened dried tart cherries
Snacks
100/100
Melissa's, daily goodness, couscous with lemon seasoning
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Melissa's, good life food, quinoa
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
French Crepes
Undefined
100/100
Melissa's, good life food, dried currants
Snacks
100/100
Melissa's, good lifef food, dried oyster mushrooms
Cooking helpers
100/100
Hearts Of Palm
Undefined
100/100
Organic Polenta
Undefined
100/100
Melissa's, organic polenta, sun-dried tomato
Meals
100/100
Baby Purple Potatoes
100/100
Serano peppers
100/100
Sweet young coconut
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Organic ginger root
100/100
Dried Ancho Peppers
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Organic cucumbers
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Fresh Peeled Garlic
100/100
Melissa’s Edamame
100/100
Melissa's, fire roasted sweet red bell peppers, mild
Salted-snacks
100/100
Shelled Edamame
100/100
Green seedless table grapes
100/100
Red sedless table grapes
100/100
Dried rosemary
100/100
Melissa's, dessert sauce, chocolate
Baking-decorations
100/100
Melissa's, dessert sauce, caramel
Baking-decorations
100/100
Fingerling Potato Medley
Undefined
100/100
Organic Edamame Soybean In Shell
Undefined
100/100
Blue Weber Agave Syrup
Sweeteners
100/100
Organic garden herb sea salt
100/100
Organic Italian Seasoning
Undefined
100/100
Chestnuts - Peeled & Steamed
100/100
Gemstone Potatoes
100/100
Premium Pimientos Del Piquillo
Undefined
100/100
Baby heirloom tomatoes
100/100
Melissa's, red savina chiles, savina ruby hots
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
Dried Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chile)
100/100
Dried mushrooms
100/100
Portobello Dried Mushrooms
Undefined
100/100
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Melissa's food safe? ▼

Melissa's has an average safety score of 100/100 across 111 tracked products. 2.7% of products contain flagged ingredients.

How many Melissa's products are tracked? ▼

Our database tracks 111 Melissa's products, with safety scores based on ingredient analysis from FDA and CSPI data.

Does Melissa's use artificial dyes? ▼

Melissa's has not publicly committed to removing artificial dyes. Check individual product pages for specific dye ingredients.

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Additive safety ratings behind the score.
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 Editorial.

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.