Sprouts
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Sprouts, 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
Sprouts averages 99.9/100 across the 305 of 2,526 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 1.6% 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.
- 99.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 305 scored products
- 2,526
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 1.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 53%
- 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 2,526 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Hickory Smoked Bulk Bacon; Original BBQ Sauce; Organic Roasted Garlic BBQ Sauce; 1.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.9/100. 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 305 of 2,526 tracked Sprouts records (12.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 2,221 cannot be screened, so the 99.9/100 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 Sprouts
Sprouts: 2,526 products tracked, 305 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.9/100, 1.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 12.1% 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), Sprouts's 1.6% flagged share is 16.4 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Sprouts processing intensity
Sprouts's NOVA-classified set is 230 products: 53% ultra-processed (Group 4, 122 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 122. That ultra-processed share sits 25.3 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Sprouts shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sprouts concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (158, 61% of this top-five); Snacks (38); Condiments (37); Beverages (14); Dairies (12).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 70 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Condiments | 22 | 99.3/100 | 13.6% |
| Snacks | 15 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Sweeteners | 6 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 5 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Sprouts's 1.6% flagged share is measured across 305 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.
Sprouts flagged share vs large-brand cohort
1.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
2% 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 (99.9/100) summarizes 305 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.
Sprouts product score distribution
Brand average 99.9/100 across 305 scored products
100 1st percentile sits above 1% of the 305 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
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 90–100
- 4 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 300 scored products (98%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sprouts relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 305 Sprouts products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 3. 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 | Sprouts products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrite | 1 | 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 Sprouts 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 (11.5 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
- 11.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Hickory Smoked Bulk Bacon, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Hickory Smoked Bulk Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Original BBQ Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Organic Roasted Garlic BBQ Sauce: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- chocolate milk: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hoisin Sauce: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pea isolate 80% protein powder: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Almonds: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- sweet chicken: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Chia Seeds: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips: 33 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple and kale quinoa salad: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Garlic Sesame Salmon Bowl: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beef sirloin chimichurri bowl: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mediterranean Chicken Bowl: 56 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Everything Bagels: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion Sub Bun: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Cheese Parisian Twist: 49 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cherry Balsamic Salad With Chicken And Goat Cheese: 49 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pesto Margherita Pizz: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- creamy yellow mustard: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fig Fruit Spread: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Corn Starch: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baking soda: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Taco Seasoning Mox: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Unsweetened Peanut Butter: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crunchy No Stir Peanut Butter: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Crunchy Unsalted & Unsweetened Peanut Butter: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cashew Butter Unsalted & Unsweetened Creamy: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Coconut Milk- 17-19%: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Maple Syrup: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Maple Syrup, Grade A, Amber Color: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Maple Syrup, Dark Color: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yellow Corn Tortilla chips: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic chicken broth: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vegetable broth: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Chicken Broth: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Artichoke Quarters: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Artichoke Quarters Marinated: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Olives Medium Ripe Pitted Black: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple juice: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vanilla Flavored Wafers: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemon Snaps: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic White Vinegar Distilled: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Portobello Mushroom Pasta Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Garlic Pasta Sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic Marinara Pasta Sauce: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Spicy Arrabbiata Pasta Sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheese puffs: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Sprouts
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 2,476 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 Sprouts: closest on tracked product count (2,526 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.9/100 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 Sprouts food safe? ▼
Sprouts has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 305 of 2526 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 1.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Sprouts products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2,526 Sprouts products. 305 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 2,221 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Sprouts catalog? ▼
Sprouts has 230 NOVA-classified products; 53% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 122 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Sprouts catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sprouts concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (158, 61% of this top-five); Snacks (38); Condiments (37); Beverages (14); Dairies (12).
Does Sprouts use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Sprouts 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 Sprouts 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 Hickory Smoked Bulk Bacon, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 3 scored Sprouts products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Sprouts's 99.9/100 average and 1.6% 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.
