Pillsbury
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Pillsbury, 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
Pillsbury averages 72.6/100 across the 370 of 612 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 51.1% 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.
- 72.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 370 scored products
- 612
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 51.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 96.6%
- 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 612 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Stars & Stripes Funfetti White Frosting; Pillsbury, Funfetti, Vanilla Glazed Lil' Donut Kit; M &M'S Chocolate Candies Minis; 51.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 72.6/100. 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 370 of 612 tracked Pillsbury records (60.5%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 242 cannot be screened, so the 72.6/100 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 Pillsbury
Pillsbury: 612 products tracked, 370 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 72.6/100, 51.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 60.5% 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), Pillsbury's 51.1% flagged share is 33.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Pillsbury processing intensity
Pillsbury's NOVA-classified set is 355 products: 96.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 343 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 343. That ultra-processed share sits 18.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Pillsbury shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pillsbury concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (92, 32% of this top-five); Cooking helpers (87); Snacks (85); Frosting (23); Meals (5).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 89 | 72.3/100 | 60.7% |
| Cooking helpers | 82 | 71.7/100 | 50% |
| Snacks | 62 | 57.4/100 | 72.6% |
| Frosting | 12 | 29.2/100 | 91.7% |
| Meals | 5 | 78/100 | 40% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Pillsbury's 51.1% flagged share is measured across 370 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.
Pillsbury flagged share vs large-brand cohort
51.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
51% 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 (72.6/100) summarizes 370 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.
Pillsbury product score distribution
Brand average 72.6/100 across 370 scored products
73 39th percentile sits above 39% of the 370 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
- 36 scored products (10%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 20–30
- 18 scored products (5%)
- 30–40
- 19 scored products (5%)
- 40–50
- 6 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 41 scored products (11%)
- 60–70
- 6 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 31 scored products (8%)
- 80–90
- 22 scored products (6%)
- 90–100
- 9 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 181 scored products (49%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Pillsbury relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 370 Pillsbury products scored here, Red 40 appears in 113. It is used by 2,397 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 | Pillsbury products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 113 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 93 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 73 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 51 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| TBHQ | 39 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Red 3 | 21 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Carrageenan | 20 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| BHT | 19 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
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 Pillsbury 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 (37 ingredients and 0/100) 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
- 37 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is Stars & Stripes Funfetti White Frosting, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (10). 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
- Stars & Stripes Funfetti White Frosting: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Pillsbury, Funfetti, Vanilla Glazed Lil' Donut Kit: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- M &M'S Chocolate Candies Minis: 25 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Halloween Funfetti Cake Mix with Candy Bits: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Funfetti Vanilla Frosting: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Funfetti Blue Frosting: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Funfetti Chocolate Cake Donut Mix: 45 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Funfetti Vanilla Frosting imp: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Cookie Dough Birthday Cake: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Mini Raspberry Danish: 68 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Unicorn Funfetti Vanilla Frosting: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Space Blue Vanilla Galaxy Funfetti Icing: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Chocolate Fudge Funfetti Frosting: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Funfetti Vanilla Frosting: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Toaster donut pastries: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Chocolate Fudge: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Funfetti Frosting, Vibrant Green Vanilla: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Gluten Free Funfetti Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Funfetti Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Funfetti Strawberry Cake & Cupcake Mix: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Funfetti Yellow Cake & Cupcake Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Funfetti Sugar Cookie Mix: 28 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Funfetti Gluten Free Cake & Cupcake Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Funfetti Cake Mix: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Toaster Scrambles pastries: 52 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Mini Apple Danish: 71 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Funfetti Premium Cake & Cupcake Mix with Candy Bits: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Funfetti Vanilla Frosting: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sugar Cookie Dough: Grinch: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Basketball Shape Sugar Cookie Dough: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Melts S'More Sensation Filled Cookies: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Reese's Mini Pieces Peanut Butter Cookie Dough: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Frosting, Vanilla: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Pillsbury, Funfetti, Premium Sugar Cookie Mix With Candy Bits: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Dough Sheets Sugar Cookie: 34 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Zero Sugar Moist Supreme Premium Cake Mix imp: 26 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting: 29 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sweet Maple Flavor Stuffed Waffle, Sweet Maple: 78 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Toaster scrambles bacon & sausage toaster pastries: 56 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Pillsbury Bacon Toaster Scrambles Pastries 4 Count: 53 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Pillsbury Sausage Toaster Scrambles Pastries 4 Count: 54 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Toaster Scrambles pastries: 56 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Toaster Strudel Pastries: 45 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Gingerbread Dough Sheets: 36 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Whipped Pistachio Frosting: 29 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni Italian Style Pork Meatball, Pepperoni, Marinara & Cheese In A Flaky Crust, Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni: 82 resolved ingredients, 40/100, 4 flagged.
- Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix with Candy Bits: 31 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- traditional chocolate: 28 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
Products by Pillsbury
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 562 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 Pillsbury: closest on tracked product count (612 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (72.6/100 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 Pillsbury food safe? ▼
Pillsbury has an average safety score of 73/100 across the 370 of 612 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 51.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Pillsbury products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 612 Pillsbury products. 370 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 242 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Pillsbury catalog? ▼
Pillsbury has 355 NOVA-classified products; 96.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 343 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Pillsbury catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Pillsbury concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (92, 32% of this top-five); Cooking helpers (87); Snacks (85); Frosting (23); Meals (5).
Does Pillsbury use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Pillsbury 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 Pillsbury 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 Stars & Stripes Funfetti White Frosting, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (10) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 113 scored Pillsbury products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Pillsbury's 72.6/100 average and 51.1% 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.
