Organic Valley
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Organic Valley, 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
Organic Valley averages 100.0/100 across the 193 of 241 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 0.5% 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.
- 100.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 193 scored products
- 241
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 0.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 35.3%
- 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 241 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Organic valley, chocolate lowfat milk, chocolate; Ghee Clarified Butter; Tomato Paste; 0.5% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 100.0/100. 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 | Organic Valley | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 100.0/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 241 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 0.5% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Organic Valley
Organic Valley: 241 products tracked, 193 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 100.0/100, 0.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Organic Valley's labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Organic Valley sits 7.2 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Organic Valley's 0.5% flagged share is 17.5 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Organic Valley processing intensity
Organic Valley's NOVA-classified set is 173 products: 35.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 61 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 61. That ultra-processed share sits 43 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Organic Valley shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Organic Valley concentrates in Dairies (149, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (15); Farming products (10); Beverages (6); Fats (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies | 143 | 100/100 | 0.7% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 14 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Farming products | 7 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Beverages | 4 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Fats | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Organic Valley's 0.5% flagged share is measured across 193 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.
Organic Valley flagged share vs large-brand cohort
0.5% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
1% 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 (100.0/100) summarizes 193 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.
Organic Valley product score distribution
Brand average 100.0/100 across 193 scored products
100 50th percentile sits above 50% of the 193 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
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 192 scored products (99%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Organic Valley relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 193 Organic Valley products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 1. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Organic Valley products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 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 Organic Valley 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 (4 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
- 50
- Median label
- 4 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Organic valley, chocolate lowfat milk, chocolate, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Organic valley, chocolate lowfat milk, chocolate: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ghee Clarified Butter: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tomato Paste: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% grass fed ground beef: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baby Swiss Cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cream Cheese Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Neufchatel Cheese Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Whole Milk: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic lowfat milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic 2% reduced fat milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic 0% fat free milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced Fat Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fat Free Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Heavy Whipping Cream: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced fat milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced fat milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lowfat milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- HALF & HALF: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, heavy whipping cream: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lactose Free 1% Low Fat Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lactose free milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, baby swiss cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- European-style cultured butter: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic cultured butter unsalted: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grassmilk Half N Half: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, mild cheddar deli slices cheese: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, monterey jack cheese: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cultured Lowfat Buttermilk organic valley quart: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Muenster Cheese Deli Slices: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Provolone: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Lowfat Milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic whole milk: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, soy, original: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic soy: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic soy: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- COTTAGE CHEESE: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lowfat Cottage Cheese: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Valley Pasteure-Raised Whole Milk Yogurt: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lowfat sour cream: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blue Cheese Crumbles: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Feta Cheese Crumbles: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stringles, Organic String Cheese: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic cheddar cheese: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic valley, stringles organic colby jack cheese sticks: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Valley Ricotta Cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lactose Free 0% Fat Free Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lactose Free 2% Reduced Fat Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic soy: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Finely Shredded 3 Cheese Mexican: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Valley Shredded Parmesan: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Organic Valley
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 191 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 Organic Valley: closest on tracked product count (241 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (100/100 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 Organic Valley food safe? ▼
Organic Valley has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 193 of 241 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 0.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Organic Valley products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 241 Organic Valley products. 193 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 48 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Organic Valley catalog? ▼
Organic Valley has 173 NOVA-classified products; 35.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 61 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Organic Valley catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Organic Valley concentrates in Dairies (149, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (15); Farming products (10); Beverages (6); Fats (2).
Does Organic Valley use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Organic Valley 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 Organic Valley 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 Organic valley, chocolate lowfat milk, chocolate, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 1 scored Organic Valley products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Organic Valley's 100.0/100 average and 0.5% 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.
