Polar
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Polar, 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
Polar averages 95.7/100 across the 151 of 330 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 17.9% 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.
- 95.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 151 scored products
- 330
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 17.9%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 75.8%
- 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 330 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches wafers, neapolitan; Caramel Crunch Bars Ice Cream; Sparkling frost lemon lime; 17.9% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 95.7/100. 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 151 of 330 tracked Polar records (45.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 179 cannot be screened, so the 95.7/100 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 Polar
Polar: 330 products tracked, 151 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 95.7/100, 17.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 45.8% 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), Polar's 17.9% flagged share is 0.1 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Polar processing intensity
Polar's NOVA-classified set is 153 products: 75.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 116 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 116. That ultra-processed share sits 2.5 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Polar shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Polar concentrates in Beverages (48, 40% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (32); Beverages and beverages preparations (19); Seafood (13); Desserts (9).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 38 | 95.1/100 | 15.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 25 | 98.2/100 | 12% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 15 | 99/100 | 6.7% |
| Seafood | 12 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Desserts | 9 | 78.9/100 | 88.9% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Polar's 17.9% flagged share is measured across 151 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.
Polar flagged share vs large-brand cohort
17.9% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
18% 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 (95.7/100) summarizes 151 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.
Polar product score distribution
Brand average 95.7/100 across 151 scored products
96 16th percentile sits above 16% of the 151 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
- 30–40
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 9 scored products (6%)
- 90–100
- 7 scored products (5%)
- 100 and above
- 124 scored products (82%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Polar relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 151 Polar products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 9. 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 | Polar products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 9 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 8 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Aspartame | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 7 | 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) |
| Sucralose | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
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 Polar 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 (6.5 ingredients and 95/100) 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
- 6.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches wafers, neapolitan, 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
- Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches wafers, neapolitan: 32 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 5 flagged.
- Caramel Crunch Bars Ice Cream: 24 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 4 flagged.
- Sparkling frost lemon lime: 26 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Treats, Rainbow Sherbet, Orange, Raspberry And Pineapple: 22 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice Cream Bars: 26 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice cream: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 3 flagged.
- Polar Grape Soda: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Polar Sparkling Frost: 24 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Soda, Raspberry Lime: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Polar, diet cream soda: 7 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Low fat ice cream, strawberry: 17 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Polar treats, ice cream, vanilla, vanilla: 19 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches: 28 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream Topping: 6 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Strawberry in light syrup, strawberry: 5 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Pie Filling Or Topping: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Polar, diet sparkling beverage, pink grapefruit dry: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Strawberry Watermelon Seltzer: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- SPARKLING FROST ORANGE MANGO: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sparkling water: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Polar, diet sparkling beverage, pink grape fruit dry: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Polar, diet sparkling beverage, orange dry: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Diet Beverage With Real Juice From Concentrate, Orange Dry: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate low fat ice cream, chocolate: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Ginger Ale: 5 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Ginger Ale: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pumpkin: 2 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Vortex, Dessert Cake: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fudge frozen dairy confection bars, fudge: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- polartreats.: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polar mermaid songs natural jr seltzer water: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Natural Selzer Black Cherrry: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Natural Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- GINGER LIME MULE: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pink Apple & Lemon: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polar Raspberry Lime Seltzer - 6 PK: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemon Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- test: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seltzer Cranberry Lime: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seltzer'ade: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sparkling Seltzar’ade: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Starfruit lemonade: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- BLACKBERRY MANGO: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sparkling Bevetage, Toasted Coconut: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polar blood orange lemon seltzer water: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Cherry Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polar Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polar strawberry lemonade seltzer water: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seltzer: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Polar
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 280 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 Polar: closest on tracked product count (330 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (95.7/100 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 Polar food safe? ▼
Polar has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 151 of 330 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 17.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Polar products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 330 Polar products. 151 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 179 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Polar catalog? ▼
Polar has 153 NOVA-classified products; 75.8% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 116 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Polar catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Polar concentrates in Beverages (48, 40% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (32); Beverages and beverages preparations (19); Seafood (13); Desserts (9).
Does Polar use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Polar 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 Polar 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 Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches wafers, neapolitan, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 9 scored Polar products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Polar's 95.7/100 average and 17.9% 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.
