Nash Finch Company
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Nash Finch Company, 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
Nash Finch Company averages 87.2/100 across the 37 of 37 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 48.6% 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.
- 87.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 37 scored products
- 37
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 48.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 91.7%
- 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 37 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Frosted cookies; Rising Crust Three Meat Pizza; Thin Crust Supreme Pizza; 48.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 87.2/100. 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 | Nash Finch Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 87.2/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 37 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 48.6% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Nash Finch Company
Nash Finch Company: 37 products tracked, 37 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 87.2/100, 48.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
48.6% of the scored Nash Finch Company 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 Nash Finch Company sits 5.6 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Nash Finch Company processing intensity
Nash Finch Company's NOVA-classified set is 36 products: 91.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 33 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 33. That ultra-processed share sits 13.4 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Nash Finch Company shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Nash Finch Company concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (10, 33% of this top-five); Desserts (6); Meals (6); Snacks (5); Seafood (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 10 | 99.5/100 | 10% |
| Desserts | 6 | 88.3/100 | 83.3% |
| Meals | 6 | 61.7/100 | 83.3% |
| Snacks | 5 | 79/100 | 40% |
| Seafood | 3 | 98.3/100 | 33.3% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (87.2/100) summarizes 37 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.
Nash Finch Company product score distribution
Brand average 87.2/100 across 37 scored products
87 24th percentile sits above 24% of the 37 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 (3%)
- 50–60
- 5 scored products (14%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (5%)
- 90–100
- 8 scored products (22%)
- 100 and above
- 19 scored products (51%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Nash Finch Company relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 37 Nash Finch Company products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 6. 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 | Nash Finch Company products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| BHA | 5 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 5 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrite | 5 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Polysorbate 80 | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 2 | 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 37 concern-sorted Nash Finch Company 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 (21 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
- 37
- Median label
- 21 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Frosted cookies, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (11). 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 cookies: 54 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Rising Crust Three Meat Pizza: 68 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Thin Crust Supreme Pizza: 54 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Thin Crust Pizza: 46 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Thin Crust Pizza: 58 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 43 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice cream cake, mint chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip: 66 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Polish Dill Pickle Spears: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Instant Oatmeal: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 38 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Breaded Fish Sticks: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Zesty Garlic Chips Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butter Artificially Flavored Syrup: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream: 35 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium ice cream: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Fat Free Frozen Yogurt: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Split Top Wheat Bread: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pique Barnds, Tangled Tree Sriracha Seed Mix: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Mixed fruit: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Raising Crust Cheese Pizza: 33 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cut Broccoli: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Golden & Crispy Onion Rings: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smooth And Delicious Creamy Peanut Butter: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced Salt & Sugar Creamy Peanut Butter: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed Spanish Olives With Pimiento: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deliciously Smooth Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana pudding cups, banana: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Essentially you, crispy rice & wheat flakes with strawberries, strawberries: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Hot Cereal: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Raw Shrimp: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cooked Shrimp: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Glazed Devil's Food Donut Holes: 43 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Glazed Donut Holes: 50 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cocoa burst sweetened corn cereal with real cocoa: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Instant Oatmeal: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nash Brothers Trading Company, Organic Mini Bags Microwave Popcorn, Butter: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Garlic Granules: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Nash Finch Company
Showing 37 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Nash Finch Company: closest on tracked product count (37 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (87.2/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Nash Finch Company food safe? ▼
Nash Finch Company has an average safety score of 87/100 across the 37 of 37 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 48.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Nash Finch Company products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 37 Nash Finch Company products. 37 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Nash Finch Company catalog? ▼
Nash Finch Company has 36 NOVA-classified products; 91.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 33 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Nash Finch Company catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Nash Finch Company concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (10, 33% of this top-five); Desserts (6); Meals (6); Snacks (5); Seafood (3).
Does Nash Finch Company use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Nash Finch Company 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 Nash Finch Company 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 cookies, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (11) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 6 scored Nash Finch Company products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Nash Finch Company's 87.2/100 average and 48.6% 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.
