Twizzlers
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Twizzlers, 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
Twizzlers averages 50.4/100 across the 58 of 72 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 98.3% 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.
- 50.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 58 scored products
- 72
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 98.3%
- 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 72 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon; Twizzlers, Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon, Watermelon; Sour Rainbow Bites, Strawberry, Orange, Lemonade, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Grape; 98.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 50.4/100. 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.
| Signal | Twizzlers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 50.4/100 | Below-average |
| Products tracked | 72 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 98.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Twizzlers
Twizzlers: 72 products tracked, 58 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 50.4/100, 98.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
98.3% of the scored Twizzlers products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Twizzlers sits 42.4 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Twizzlers's 98.3% flagged share is 80.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Twizzlers processing intensity
Twizzlers's NOVA-classified set is 58 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 58 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 58. 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
- 58 (100%)
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Twizzlers's 98.3% flagged share is measured across 58 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.
Twizzlers flagged share vs large-brand cohort
98.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
98% 94th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 94% 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%
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- 40%–50%
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- 60%–70%
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- 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 (50.4/100) summarizes 58 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.
Twizzlers product score distribution
Brand average 50.4/100 across 58 scored products
50 45th percentile sits above 45% of the 58 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
- 6 scored products (10%)
- 20–30
- 15 scored products (26%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (3%)
- 50–60
- 6 scored products (10%)
- 70–80
- 28 scored products (48%)
- 100 and above
- 1 scored products (2%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Twizzlers relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 58 Twizzlers products scored here, Red 40 appears in 54. 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 | Twizzlers products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 54 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 25 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 20 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 2 | 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 Twizzlers 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 (23 ingredients and 50/100) 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
- 23 ingredients
- Median score
- 50/100
The outlined point is Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon, 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
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon, Watermelon: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sour Rainbow Bites, Strawberry, Orange, Lemonade, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Grape: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Low Fat Snack Candy, Green Apple: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy Straws, Strawberry, Orange, Lemonade, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Grape: 25 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Easter Grass Candy, Green Apple, Green Apple: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Low Fat Snack, Caramel Apple: 26 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Low Fat Filled Twists Snack, Caramel Apple: 26 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Filled Twists, Caramel Apple: 26 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Mini Twists Low Fat Snack, Cherry, Green Apple Lemon & Blue Raspberry: 28 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Mini Twists Artificially Flavored Candy, Cherry, Green Apple Lemon & Blue Raspberry: 28 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Mini Twists Low Fat Snack, Cherry, Green Apple, Lemon & Blue Raspberry: 28 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Mini Twists Artificially Flavored Candy, Cherry, Green Apple Lemon & Blue Raspberry: 28 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Twisted Strawberry Blast Low Fat Snack Candy, Twisted Strawberry Blast: 20 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pulp N' Peel Candy, Fruit Punch: 22 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Fruit Punch, Fruit Punch: 22 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Cherry Cola: 22 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pull'N'Peel Candy, Cinnamon Fire: 21 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Orange & Black Cherry: 20 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Cinnamon Fire: 21 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Cherry Cola: 22 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Twizzlers filled twists: 32 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Twizzlers filled twists: 28 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Filled Twists, Strawberry Lemonade: 23 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Mixed Berry: 21 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Mixed Berry: 21 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruity Twists Bites, Fruit Punch: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Soft Licorice Bites, Black Raspberry, Black Raspberry: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Low Fat Snack, Cherry, Black Raspberry Strawberry: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Orange Cream Pop Filled Twists Candy, Orange Cream: 27 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Strawberry Twists Candy, Strawberry: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Filled Bites, Strawbeery: 24 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy Low Fat Snack, Cherry: 20 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Strawberry Twists Candy: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers Strawberry Twists: 19 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Super Long Nibs Candy, Cherry: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Super Long Nibs Candy, Cherry: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Low Fat Snack Twists, Cherry: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twists Candy, Strawberry: 23 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers Twists Licorice: 18 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Bites Starberry, Strawberry: 24 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Bites Candy, Strawberry, Strawberry: 23 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Classic Bites, Cherry, Cherry: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Low Fat Snack Bites Candy, Strawberry: 24 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Strawberry & Vanilla: 20 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers, Bites, Classic Bites, Cherry, Cherry: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twists Candy, Strawberry: 22 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twists Candy, Strawberry: 23 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Twizzlers Strawberry Flavoured (24oz): 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Cherryq: 20 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Twizzlers
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 22 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 Twizzlers: closest on tracked product count (72 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (50.4/100 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 Twizzlers food safe? ▼
Twizzlers has an average safety score of 50/100 across the 58 of 72 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 98.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Twizzlers products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 72 Twizzlers products. 58 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 14 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Twizzlers catalog? ▼
Twizzlers has 58 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 58 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Does Twizzlers use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Twizzlers 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 Twizzlers 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 Pull 'N' Peel Candy, Watermelon, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 54 scored Twizzlers products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Twizzlers's 50.4/100 average and 98.3% 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.
