Planters
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Planters, 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
Planters averages 96.3/100 across the 162 of 234 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 7.4% 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.
- 96.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 162 scored products
- 234
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 7.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 54.1%
- 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 234 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Planters Sweet & Salty Trail Mix; Chocolate trail mix nuts; Trail mix Nuts & Chocolate; 7.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.3/100. 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 162 of 234 tracked Planters records (69.2%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 72 cannot be screened, so the 96.3/100 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 Planters
Planters: 234 products tracked, 162 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.3/100, 7.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 69.2% 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), Planters's 7.4% flagged share is 10.6 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Planters processing intensity
Planters's NOVA-classified set is 159 products: 54.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 86 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 86. That ultra-processed share sits 24.2 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Planters shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Planters concentrates in Snacks (70, 51% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (66).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 69 | 91.6/100 | 14.5% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 62 | 99.9/100 | 1.6% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Planters's 7.4% flagged share is measured across 162 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.
Planters flagged share vs large-brand cohort
7.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
7% 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%
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- 40%–50%
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- 50%–60%
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- 60%–70%
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- 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 (96.3/100) summarizes 162 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.
Planters product score distribution
Brand average 96.3/100 across 162 scored products
96 7th percentile sits above 7% of the 162 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
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 150 scored products (93%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Planters relies most on Yellow 6, an industry staple
Across the 162 Planters products scored here, Yellow 6 appears in 7. It is used by 1,766 other brands in this database (5.0% 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 | Planters products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 6 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sodium Nitrite | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sucralose | 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 Planters 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 (7.5 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
- 7.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Planters Sweet & Salty Trail Mix, 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
- Planters Sweet & Salty Trail Mix: 50 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Chocolate trail mix nuts: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Trail mix Nuts & Chocolate: 24 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Planters, holiday nut crunch, nut & chocolate mix, nut & chocolate mix: 35 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Trail Mix Peanut Butter Chocolate: 36 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cheez balls, cheese: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- PLANTERS Cheese flavored cheez curls snacks: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- SPICY NUTS & CAJUN STICKS TRAIL MIX: 53 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Stars N' Stripes Nut And Chocolate Mix: 33 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ham jerky & sunflower kernels: 33 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Grignotines de bar artisanales: 21 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Nut Duos Expresso & Cocoa: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Cashews: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dry Roasted Peanuts: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Trail Mix Tropical Fruit & Nut: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salted Peanuts: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanuts, lightly salted: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cocktail peanuts: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Planters Deluxe Mixed nuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deluxe Mixed Nuts: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Cashews: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nut-rition Energy Mix: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Peanuts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salted Peanuts: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Peanuts: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cashew Lovers Mix: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- CASHEW HALVES & PIECES: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cashew Halves & Pieces: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salted cashew halves & pieces: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cashews Halves & Pieces: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Planters, deluxe whole cashews: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Whole Cashews: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cashews, Almonds & Pecans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deluxe Salted Mixed Nuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dry Roasted Peanuts: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Cashews: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salted Peanuts: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Peanuts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mixed Nuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Mixed Nuts: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mixed Nuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts Peanuts, Almonds, Cashews Brazil Nuts & Pecans: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mixed Nuts: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dry roasted pistachios, dry roasted: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Heart Healthy Mix - Peanuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Pecans, Hazelnuts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pistachio Lovers Mix: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Men's Health® Recommended Mix: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Planters
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 184 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 Planters: closest on tracked product count (234 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.3/100 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 Planters food safe? ▼
Planters has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 162 of 234 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 7.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Planters products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 234 Planters products. 162 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 72 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Planters catalog? ▼
Planters has 159 NOVA-classified products; 54.1% 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 Planters catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Planters concentrates in Snacks (70, 51% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (66).
Does Planters use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Planters 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 Planters 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 Planters Sweet & Salty Trail Mix, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (10) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 6 appears in 7 scored Planters products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Planters's 96.3/100 average and 7.4% 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.
