Schnucks
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Schnucks, 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
Schnucks averages 92.7/100 across the 879 of 1,133 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 23.9% 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.
- 92.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 879 scored products
- 1,133
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 23.9%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 60.9%
- 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 1,133 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Low Calorie Drink Mix; Autumn Mix Candy; Salt Water Taffy Candy, Salt Water Taffy; 23.9% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 92.7/100. 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 879 of 1,133 tracked Schnucks records (77.6%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 254 cannot be screened, so the 92.7/100 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 Schnucks
Schnucks: 1,133 products tracked, 879 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 92.7/100, 23.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 77.6% 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), Schnucks's 23.9% flagged share is 5.9 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Schnucks processing intensity
Schnucks's NOVA-classified set is 867 products: 60.9% ultra-processed (Group 4, 528 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 528. That ultra-processed share sits 17.4 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Schnucks shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Schnucks concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (122, 43% of this top-five); Snacks (69); Dairies (43); Condiments (32); Beverages (19).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 116 | 95.6/100 | 16.4% |
| Snacks | 69 | 84.6/100 | 33.3% |
| Dairies | 41 | 96.5/100 | 22% |
| Condiments | 30 | 97/100 | 30% |
| Beverages | 18 | 65.8/100 | 77.8% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Schnucks's 23.9% flagged share is measured across 879 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.
Schnucks flagged share vs large-brand cohort
23.9% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
24% 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 (92.7/100) summarizes 879 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.
Schnucks product score distribution
Brand average 92.7/100 across 879 scored products
93 20th percentile sits above 20% of the 879 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
- 9 scored products (1%)
- 10–20
- 5 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 9 scored products (1%)
- 30–40
- 8 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 11 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 16 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 7 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 45 scored products (5%)
- 80–90
- 40 scored products (5%)
- 90–100
- 60 scored products (7%)
- 100 and above
- 669 scored products (76%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Schnucks relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 879 Schnucks products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 55. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% 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 | Schnucks products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 55 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 55 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 50 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 36 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 26 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 25 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 20 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 19 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
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 Schnucks 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 (14 ingredients and 35/100) 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
- 14 ingredients
- Median score
- 35/100
The outlined point is Low Calorie Drink Mix, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). 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
- Low Calorie Drink Mix: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Autumn Mix Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Salt Water Taffy Candy, Salt Water Taffy: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Assorted Flavors Happy Drinks, Assorted: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Jelly Eggs Candy: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummi Bunnies: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Mini Ranch Rice Chips: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Licorice Jelly Eggs: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Rainbow Belts Candy, Sour Rainbow Belts: 19 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Holiday Jelly Beans: 11 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Holiday Starlight Mints: 9 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Crisp crunch sweetened multi-grain cereal: 24 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Banana Cream Pie, Banana Cream: 63 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Calorie free soda: 14 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Schnucks, super s, soda, fruit punch: 12 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Low Calorie Drink Mix: 15 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Cosmic Blast Cherry Bubblegum, Lemon And Blue Raspberry Flavored Ice Creams, Cherry Bubblegum, Lemon, Blue Raspberry: 18 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Relish: 19 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Croutons Caesar Restaurant Style: 49 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Schnucks, super orange soda, orange: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Schnucks, pumpkins candy, mellocream: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Holiday Jelly Wreaths: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruity Jewels: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruity Jewels, Cereal: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Red, White & Blue Gummi Bears: 12 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Speckled Jelly Eggs: 12 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour Watermelon Sclices: 18 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Toaster pastries: 45 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Hokus Pokus, Sweetened Oat Cereal With Marshmallows: 37 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Cinnamon rolls: 41 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Bagels: 31 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit & grain cereal bars, strawberry: 55 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Lemonade low calorie drink mix, lemonade: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Low Calorie Drink Mix: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Low Calorie Drink Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- hamburger dill chips: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Whole Kosher Dill Pickles: 9 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Hamburger Dill Chips: 13 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Whole: 9 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Baby: 8 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Schnucks, relish, sweet: 17 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Cereal bars: 55 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Spears: 12 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Breakfast Sandwiches: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Seasoned Restaurant Style Croutons: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Apple sauce: 12 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange flavored soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Caffeine free orange soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Black cherry soda: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Schnucks
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 1,083 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 Schnucks: closest on tracked product count (1,133 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (92.7/100 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 Schnucks food safe? ▼
Schnucks has an average safety score of 93/100 across the 879 of 1133 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 23.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Schnucks products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 1,133 Schnucks products. 879 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 254 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Schnucks catalog? ▼
Schnucks has 867 NOVA-classified products; 60.9% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 528 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Schnucks catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Schnucks concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (122, 43% of this top-five); Snacks (69); Dairies (43); Condiments (32); Beverages (19).
Does Schnucks use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Schnucks 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 Schnucks 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 Low Calorie Drink Mix, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 55 scored Schnucks products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Schnucks's 92.7/100 average and 23.9% 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.
