Simply
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Simply, 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
Simply averages 97.6/100 across the 143 of 202 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 12.6% 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.
- 97.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 143 scored products
- 202
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 12.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 66.7%
- 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 202 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail; Simply beneficial h2o; Simply savory italian style smoked sausage; 12.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 97.6/100. 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 143 of 202 tracked Simply records (70.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 59 cannot be screened, so the 97.6/100 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 Simply
Simply: 202 products tracked, 143 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 97.6/100, 12.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 70.8% 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), Simply's 12.6% flagged share is 5.4 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Simply processing intensity
Simply's NOVA-classified set is 138 products: 66.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 92 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 92. That ultra-processed share sits 11.6 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Simply shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Simply concentrates in Snacks (48, 53% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (16); Condiments (9); Dairies (9); Beverages (8).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 48 | 97.6/100 | 8.3% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 13 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Condiments | 9 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Dairies | 9 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Beverages | 8 | 88.1/100 | 37.5% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Simply's 12.6% flagged share is measured across 143 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.
Simply flagged share vs large-brand cohort
12.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
13% 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 (97.6/100) summarizes 143 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.
Simply product score distribution
Brand average 97.6/100 across 143 scored products
98 10th percentile sits above 10% of the 143 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%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 7 scored products (5%)
- 90–100
- 8 scored products (6%)
- 100 and above
- 125 scored products (87%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Simply relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 143 Simply products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 8. 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 | Simply products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 8 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrite | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Aspartame | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | 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 Simply 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 (10.5 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
- 10.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (9). 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
- Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Simply beneficial h2o: 17 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Simply savory italian style smoked sausage: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Delicious Meats: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply savory polish kielbasa smoked sausage: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply savory smoked sausage: 29 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mango Puree Infused Syrup: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply clear sparkling water beverage: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sparkling water beverage: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Total Lemon & Vitamin A + Zinc Nutrition Enhanced Water Beverage: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sour cream & chive mashed potatoes: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Slow Roasted Turkey Breast: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Jel desserts unflavored: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply original strawberry shortcake: 35 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply original, tuxedo truffle mouse cake: 40 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Simply original, tiramisu layer cake: 40 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Triple chocolate tiger cake: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Red velvet dream cake: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Fine Chocolate Candy Bar, Dark Chocolate: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simple truth, dry roasted macadamia nuts: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply truth organic, grain bread: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply roundys, water crackers: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Elegant Desserts, Lady Fingers: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Three Cheese Macaroni: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply good friends, 100% pure orange juice: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply mi-delicious, mi-del, honey grahams, 100% whole wheat, sweetened with honey and unsulphured molasses: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mashed sweet potatoes: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potatoes: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Lemonade with Raspberry: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Lemonade: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemonade: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Light Lemonade, Light: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Lemonade: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Lemonade: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Lemonade With Raspberry: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemonade: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Popped Pop Corn: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SIMPLY Cheetos Puffs WHITE CHEDDAR FLAVORED: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Tostitos Blue Corn Tortilla Chips With Sea Salt: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cocoa Pita Chips: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White Cheddar Cheetos Puffs: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Ruffles Sea Salted: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ruffles Sea Salted: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White Cheddar Nacho Flavor Doritos: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ruffles, Sea Salted: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- pop tarts simply frosted HARVEST STRAWBERRY: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pasta Side Pasta & Sauce Mix: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Carrots: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Simply
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 152 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 Simply: closest on tracked product count (202 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (97.6/100 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 Simply food safe? ▼
Simply has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 143 of 202 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 12.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Simply products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 202 Simply products. 143 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 59 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Simply catalog? ▼
Simply has 138 NOVA-classified products; 66.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 92 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Simply catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Simply concentrates in Snacks (48, 53% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (16); Condiments (9); Dairies (9); Beverages (8).
Does Simply use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Simply 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 Simply 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 Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (9) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 8 scored Simply products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Simply's 97.6/100 average and 12.6% 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.
