Palmer
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Palmer, 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
Palmer averages 92.2/100 across the 87 of 147 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 26.4% 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.
- 92.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 87 scored products
- 147
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 26.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.9%
- 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 147 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Tuff Trucks; Palmer candy, cherry drizzled corn; Palmer, peppermint bark; 26.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 92.2/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 87 of 147 tracked Palmer records (59.2%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 60 cannot be screened, so the 92.2/100 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 Palmer
Palmer: 147 products tracked, 87 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 92.2/100, 26.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 59.2% 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), Palmer's 26.4% flagged share is 8.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Palmer processing intensity
Palmer's NOVA-classified set is 87 products: 98.9% ultra-processed (Group 4, 86 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 86. That ultra-processed share sits 20.6 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Palmer shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Palmer concentrates in Snacks (58, 98% of this top-five); Hanukkah-foods (1).
- Snacks 58
- Hanukkah-foods 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Palmer's 26.4% flagged share is measured across 87 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.
Palmer flagged share vs large-brand cohort
26.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
26% 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 (92.2/100) summarizes 87 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.
Palmer product score distribution
Brand average 92.2/100 across 87 scored products
92 26th percentile sits above 26% of the 87 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 (1%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 15 scored products (17%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 64 scored products (74%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Palmer relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 87 Palmer products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 15. 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 | Palmer products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 15 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 6 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Red 40 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
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 Palmer 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 (17 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
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Tuff Trucks, 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
- Tuff Trucks: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Palmer candy, cherry drizzled corn: 28 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Palmer, peppermint bark: 21 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Palmer, yogurt pretzels, lemon-n-cream: 24 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Palmer's, drizzled caramel corn: 25 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Palmer candy, drizzled caramel corn: 23 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Bunny Big Ears Hollow Milk Chocolate: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hollow Milk Chocolate: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer, tool kit, milk chocolate: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer merry christmas! double crisp: 23 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Double crisp candy: 23 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Double crisp crunchy candy: 24 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Easter Buddies Yummy Chocolaty Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Little Beauty Great Tasting Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hollow milk chocolate: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer, yummy candy, milk: 18 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hollow Milk Chocolate: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer, double crisp, too tall bunny: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer, easter friends, milk chocolate: 18 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Magical Easter Unicorn: 22 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Easter Buddies: 18 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Palmer's, cordial cherry drizzled corn: 28 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Deluxe Snack Mix: 37 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Caramel Claus Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Peanut Butter Santa In Chocolate Shell: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Caramel Balls: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Caramel Balls: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Caramel Bar: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy caramel mix camramel eggs: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Cups: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Coins: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Palmer, you're worth a million bucks! milk chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Be My Valentine Milk Chocolate Bar: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bunny Munny Double Crisp: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Solid Milk Chocolate: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fun N' Games Double Crisp N Crunchy Chocolaty Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter Cups: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Palmer, peppermint patties candy, chocolaty: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cookies & Creme Patties Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mini Crisp Kringle Double Crisp: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Double Crisp Candy: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flavored Truffles: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ugly Sweater Double Crisp Candy: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Palmer, merry money chocolate bar, milk chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rudolph Snack Mix: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Palmer Peanut Butter Cups, 4.5 Oz, Peanut Butter: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Holiday Bells Milk Chocolate Flavored Candy, Milk Chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolaty Shell Filled With Creamy Homestyle Peanut Butter Cups, Creamy Homestyle: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolaty Hearts: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk chocolate flavored: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Palmer
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 97 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 Palmer: closest on tracked product count (147 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (92.2/100 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 Palmer food safe? ▼
Palmer has an average safety score of 92/100 across the 87 of 147 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 26.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Palmer products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 147 Palmer products. 87 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 60 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Palmer catalog? ▼
Palmer has 87 NOVA-classified products; 98.9% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 86 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Palmer catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Palmer concentrates in Snacks (58, 98% of this top-five); Hanukkah-foods (1).
Does Palmer use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Palmer 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 Palmer 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 Tuff Trucks, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 15 scored Palmer products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Palmer's 92.2/100 average and 26.4% 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.
