Swiss Miss
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Swiss Miss, 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
Swiss Miss averages 85.6/100 across the 41 of 71 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 36.6% 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.
- 85.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 41 scored products
- 71
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 36.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 95.1%
- 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 71 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Swiss Miss Marshmallow Madness; Lucky Charms Hot Cocoa Mix; Milk chocolate flavor hot cocoa mix; 36.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 85.6/100. 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 41 of 71 tracked Swiss Miss records (57.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 30 cannot be screened, so the 85.6/100 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 Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss: 71 products tracked, 41 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 85.6/100, 36.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 57.7% 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 →
Processing mix (NOVA)
Swiss Miss processing intensity
Swiss Miss's NOVA-classified set is 41 products: 95.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 39 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 39. That ultra-processed share sits 16.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Swiss Miss shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Swiss Miss concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (14, 47% of this top-five); Beverages (13); Cocoa and its products (1); D (1); Desserts (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 14 | 86.4/100 | 42.9% |
| Beverages | 12 | 75/100 | 41.7% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (85.6/100) summarizes 41 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.
Swiss Miss product score distribution
Brand average 85.6/100 across 41 scored products
86 33rd percentile sits above 33% of the 41 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 (5%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 4 scored products (10%)
- 70–80
- 6 scored products (15%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 26 scored products (63%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Acesulfame Potassium is the flagged ingredient Swiss Miss uses most
Across the 41 Swiss Miss products scored here, Acesulfame Potassium appears in 10. Only 929 other brands here use it (2.6%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. 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 | Swiss Miss products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Acesulfame Potassium | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sucralose | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 5 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| 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) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 41 concern-sorted Swiss Miss 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 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
- 41
- Median label
- 11 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Swiss Miss Marshmallow Madness, 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
- Swiss Miss Marshmallow Madness: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Lucky Charms Hot Cocoa Mix: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Milk chocolate flavor hot cocoa mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows: 16 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Milk chocolate flavored hot cocoa mix k cup pods: 13 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Flavor Hot Cocoa Mix K-Cup Pods, Milk Chocolate: 13 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Vanilla pudding: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sensible sweets no sugar added hot cocoa mix: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Hot cocoa mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Milk chocolate flavor no sugar added hot cocoa mix: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Flavor Reduced Calorie Hot Cocoa Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Flavor No Sugar Added Cocoa Mix: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa mix no sugar added: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- White Chocolate Hot Drink Mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- hot chocolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot cocoa mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- swiss miss: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Simply Cocoa Milk Chocolate: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- HOT COCOA MIX: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Flavor: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot cocoa mix rich: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Double chocolate: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Swiss miss milk chocolate flavored hot cocoa: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SWISS MISS, milk chocolate, hot cocoa mix: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Indulgent collection caramel delight: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot cocoa mix: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Cocoa: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat Dry Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat dry milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa Mix: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot chocolate: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Chocolate Caramel: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa Mix, Milk Chocolate: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk chocolate hot cocoa mix: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Swiss Miss
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 21 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 Swiss Miss: closest on tracked product count (71 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (85.6/100 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 Swiss Miss food safe? ▼
Swiss Miss has an average safety score of 86/100 across the 41 of 71 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 36.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Swiss Miss products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 71 Swiss Miss products. 41 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 30 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Swiss Miss catalog? ▼
Swiss Miss has 41 NOVA-classified products; 95.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 39 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Swiss Miss catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Swiss Miss concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (14, 47% of this top-five); Beverages (13); Cocoa and its products (1); D (1); Desserts (1).
Does Swiss Miss use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Swiss Miss 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 Swiss Miss 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 Swiss Miss Marshmallow Madness, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Acesulfame Potassium appears in 10 scored Swiss Miss products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Swiss Miss's 85.6/100 average and 36.6% 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.
