Tootsie
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Tootsie, 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
Tootsie averages 51.4/100 across the 107 of 185 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 74.8% 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.
- 51.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 107 scored products
- 185
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 74.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 185 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Fruit chews mini bites candy coated; Candy cane peppermint pops filled with tootsie roll, candy cane peppermint; Easter Dots; 74.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 51.4/100. 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 107 of 185 tracked Tootsie records (57.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 78 cannot be screened, so the 51.4/100 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 Tootsie
Tootsie: 185 products tracked, 107 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 51.4/100, 74.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 57.8% 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), Tootsie's 74.8% flagged share is 56.8 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Tootsie processing intensity
Tootsie's NOVA-classified set is 107 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 107 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 107. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 107 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Tootsie shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Tootsie concentrates in Snacks (97, 98% of this top-five); Lollypop (1); Lumps-of-coal-dots (1).
- Snacks 97
- Lollypop 1
- Lumps-of-coal-dots 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Tootsie's 74.8% flagged share is measured across 107 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.
Tootsie flagged share vs large-brand cohort
74.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
75% 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 (51.4/100) summarizes 107 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.
Tootsie product score distribution
Brand average 51.4/100 across 107 scored products
51 59th percentile sits above 59% of the 107 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%)
- 10–20
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 20–30
- 44 scored products (41%)
- 30–40
- 6 scored products (6%)
- 50–60
- 19 scored products (18%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 27 scored products (25%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Tootsie relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 107 Tootsie products scored here, Red 40 appears in 72. It is used by 2,397 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 | Tootsie products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 72 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 70 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 53 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 12 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Yellow 6 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHT | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
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 Tootsie 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 (12 ingredients and 25/100) 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
- 12 ingredients
- Median score
- 25/100
The outlined point is Fruit chews mini bites candy coated, 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
- Fruit chews mini bites candy coated: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy cane peppermint pops filled with tootsie roll, candy cane peppermint: 16 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Easter Dots: 11 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Christmas Dots Gumdrops, Cherry, Lime & Vanilla: 11 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Filled with chewy tootsie roll: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit chews assorted fruit rolls: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted fruit rolls mega mix: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, fruit chew pops, assorted: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit chews rolls: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit Chews: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie roll, pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, bunch pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruity Tootsie Rolls: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie bunch pops, assorted sweet & sour: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit chews: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pops minis pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cherry filled with chewy tootsie roll, cherry: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted fruit gumdrops: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, dots, gumdrops candies: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Mega mix fruit chews: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Dots: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit Chews Rolls, Assorted Fruit: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, halloween, dots, gumdrops, assorted fruit: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, fruit chews, artificially flavor: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted Fruit Chews Rolls, Assorted: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie roll candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie roll, pops, assorted: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit Chews: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, fruit chews candy, assortment, assortment: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit chews: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie roll, tootsie pop, lollipop, assorted: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted flavors filled with chewy tootsie roll, assorted: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie roll, lollipops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie Roll Pops: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, dots, gumdrops, assorted fruit: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gumdrops: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gumdrops: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Assorted Gummy Candy Pieces: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, dots, flavored gumdrops, tropical: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie, sour dots candy, grape, orange, lemon, green apple & cherry: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie Ghost dots: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Dots, Assorted Fruit Gumdrops: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Watermelon dots: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie Fruit Chews: 15 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit chew pops: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Roll, Midgees Candy: 12 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Easter egg shapes: 14 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Tootsie Roll minu bites: 17 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
Products by Tootsie
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 135 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 Tootsie: closest on tracked product count (185 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (51.4/100 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 Tootsie food safe? ▼
Tootsie has an average safety score of 51/100 across the 107 of 185 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 74.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Tootsie products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 185 Tootsie products. 107 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 78 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Tootsie catalog? ▼
Tootsie has 107 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 107 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Tootsie catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Tootsie concentrates in Snacks (97, 98% of this top-five); Lollypop (1); Lumps-of-coal-dots (1).
Does Tootsie use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Tootsie 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 Tootsie 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 Fruit chews mini bites candy coated, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 72 scored Tootsie products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Tootsie's 51.4/100 average and 74.8% 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.
