Trident
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Trident, 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
Trident averages 36.5/100 across the 98 of 151 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 91.8% 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.
- 36.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 98 scored products
- 151
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 91.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98%
- 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 151 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Trident gum island berry lime sugar free1x18 pc; Trident spearmint slim pack; Gum Island Berry Lime Sugar Free1X14 Pc; 91.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 36.5/100. 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 98 of 151 tracked Trident records (64.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 53 cannot be screened, so the 36.5/100 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 Trident
Trident: 151 products tracked, 98 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 36.5/100, 91.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 64.9% 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), Trident's 91.8% flagged share is 73.8 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Trident processing intensity
Trident's NOVA-classified set is 98 products: 98% ultra-processed (Group 4, 96 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 96. That ultra-processed share sits 19.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Trident shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Trident concentrates in Snacks (86, 96% of this top-five); Seafood (3); Meats and their products (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 81 | 32.5/100 | 96.3% |
| Seafood | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Trident's 91.8% flagged share is measured across 98 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.
Trident flagged share vs large-brand cohort
91.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
92% 72nd percentile is at or above the flagged share of 72% 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 (36.5/100) summarizes 98 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.
Trident product score distribution
Brand average 36.5/100 across 98 scored products
37 49th percentile sits above 49% of the 98 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
- 16 scored products (16%)
- 10–20
- 14 scored products (14%)
- 20–30
- 11 scored products (11%)
- 30–40
- 14 scored products (14%)
- 40–50
- 17 scored products (17%)
- 50–60
- 11 scored products (11%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (3%)
- 100 and above
- 8 scored products (8%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Aspartame is the flagged ingredient Trident uses most
Across the 98 Trident products scored here, Aspartame appears in 82. Only 469 other brands here use it (1.3%), 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 | Trident products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aspartame | 82 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 79 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| BHT | 74 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sucralose | 42 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 28 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 19 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 17 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Yellow 5 | 15 | 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 Trident 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 (13 ingredients and 15/100) 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
- 13 ingredients
- Median score
- 15/100
The outlined point is Trident gum island berry lime sugar free1x18 pc, 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
- Trident gum island berry lime sugar free1x18 pc: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Trident spearmint slim pack: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Gum Island Berry Lime Sugar Free1X14 Pc: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Trident, Xtra Care, Sugar Free Gum, Peppermint, Peppermint: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Trident, sugar free gum with xylitol, supermint: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Spearmint Artificial Flavor Sugar Free Gum: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Pineapple Twist Sugar Free Gum: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Trident Vibes Spearmint Rush: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gum Wild Strawberry/Tangy Citrus 1X10 Pk: 16 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Sugar Free Gum Sticks: 13 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident Tropical Twist: 16 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident Spearmint pocket pack: 13 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Layers wild strawberry tangy citrus: 15 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Layers wild strawberry & tangy citrus sugar free gum: 16 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident, Splash, Sugar Free Center Filled Gum, Strawberry With Lime, Strawberry With Lime: 16 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident gun: 12 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident gum spearmint 1x50 pc: 14 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident gum spearmint sugar free1x3 pk: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Tropical twist sugar free gum: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Gum Mint Sweet Twist Sugar Free1X14 Pc: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident Wintergreen slim pack: 12 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Wild Blueberry Twist: 12 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Black raspberry Twist gum: 11 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Black raspberry sugar free gum: 11 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident gum spearmint 1x15 pk: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Tropical twist sugar free gum: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Lime passionfruit twist: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- gum, dragonfruit, sugar free: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Tropical Twist Gum: 13 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident Bubble Gum: 14 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident, Sugar Free Gum, Very Berry, Very Berry: 15 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident white sugar free gum peppermint: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident, White Sugar Free Gum, Spearmint, Spearmint: 15 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident white gum minty bubble sugar free1x16 pc: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Sparkling Mint With Micro Crystals Sugar Free Gum, Sparkling Mint: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- White sugar free gum: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident white big pack peppermint: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Trident White Spearmint: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 5 flagged.
- Jelly Bean: 15 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Vibes peppermint sugar free gum bottle: 11 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Vibes gum: 13 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Trident, Unwrapped Twist Sugar Free Gum, Watermelon, Watermelon: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Trident gum cinnamon: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Trident Watermelon Twist: 15 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Sugar free gum: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Bubblegum sugar free: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Trident gum cinnamon sugar free1x3 pk: 11 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Strawberry twist: 11 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Trident gum passionberry twist sugar free1x14 pc: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Watermelon tw bubble gum: 12 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
Products by Trident
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 101 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 Trident: closest on tracked product count (151 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (36.5/100 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 Trident food safe? ▼
Trident has an average safety score of 37/100 across the 98 of 151 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 91.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Trident products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 151 Trident products. 98 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 53 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Trident catalog? ▼
Trident has 98 NOVA-classified products; 98% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 96 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Trident catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Trident concentrates in Snacks (86, 96% of this top-five); Seafood (3); Meats and their products (1).
Does Trident use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Trident 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 Trident 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 Trident gum island berry lime sugar free1x18 pc, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Aspartame appears in 82 scored Trident products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Trident's 36.5/100 average and 91.8% 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.
