Valu Time
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Valu Time, 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
Valu Time averages 89.4/100 across the 382 of 383 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 35.1% 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.
- 89.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 382 scored products
- 383
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 35.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 75.3%
- 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 383 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Fruit punch flavored soda, fruit punch; Lasagna Hamburger Dinner; Orange flavored soda, orange; 35.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 89.4/100. 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 | Valu Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 89.4/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 383 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 35.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Valu Time
Valu Time: 383 products tracked, 382 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 89.4/100, 35.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
35.1% of the scored Valu Time 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 Valu Time sits 3.4 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Valu Time's 35.1% flagged share is 17.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Valu Time processing intensity
Valu Time's NOVA-classified set is 381 products: 75.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 287 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 287. That ultra-processed share sits 3 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Valu Time shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Valu Time concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (36, 33% of this top-five); Snacks (34); Desserts (17); Beverages (12); Condiments (10).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 36 | 92.1/100 | 16.7% |
| Snacks | 34 | 94.1/100 | 29.4% |
| Desserts | 17 | 83.8/100 | 100% |
| Beverages | 12 | 39.2/100 | 100% |
| Condiments | 9 | 98.3/100 | 33.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Valu Time's 35.1% flagged share is measured across 382 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.
Valu Time flagged share vs large-brand cohort
35.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
35% 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%
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- 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 (89.4/100) summarizes 382 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.
Valu Time product score distribution
Brand average 89.4/100 across 382 scored products
89 19th percentile sits above 19% of the 382 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
- 9 scored products (2%)
- 10–20
- 4 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 6 scored products (2%)
- 30–40
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 7 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 9 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 8 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 20 scored products (5%)
- 80–90
- 16 scored products (4%)
- 90–100
- 53 scored products (14%)
- 100 and above
- 248 scored products (65%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Valu Time relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 382 Valu Time products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 40. 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 | Valu Time products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 40 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 34 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 31 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 23 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 17 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 16 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 14 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 13 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
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 Valu Time 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 (14.5 ingredients and 45/100) 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
- 14.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 45/100
The outlined point is Fruit punch flavored soda, fruit punch, 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
- Fruit punch flavored soda, fruit punch: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Lasagna Hamburger Dinner: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Orange flavored soda, orange: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Happy Shapes Stars Cereal: 17 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Valu time, rainbow sherbet ice cream, orange, lime & raspberry: 29 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Neapolitan Ice Cream: 22 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Silly Stars Sweetened Oat Cereal With Colored Marshmallow Bits: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Macaroni & cheese dinner: 27 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Silly Stars Sweetened Oat Cereal With Real Marshmallows: 43 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sweetened Oat Cereal With Real Marshmallows: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Frosted Fruit: 22 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Frosted fruit sweetened multi-grain cereal, frosted fruit: 35 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Frosted Fruit: 21 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Grape flavored drink, grape: 9 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Grape flavored soda, grape: 13 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- 3 meat sausage pepperoni & ham pizza, 3 meat: 89 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Combination sausage & pepperoni pizza, combination: 86 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Freezer Pops: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Mini Freezer Pops: 11 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fun Drinks: 10 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Frosted apples sweetened multi-grain cereal, frosted apples: 41 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit punch artificially flavored drink: 20 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Lemon Drink: 12 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Muffin mix: 29 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruit punch flavored drink, fruit punch: 8 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Berry artificially flavored drink: 8 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Cherry flavored drink, cherry: 8 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Valu time, soda, red creme: 11 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweet Relish: 16 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Whole Kosher Dill: 9 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni pizza, pepperoni: 76 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Root Beer: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Cola Drink: 11 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Maple sausage links, maple: 17 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Ginger Ale: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Cola: 11 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Root Beer: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Vanilla sandwiches: 23 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 3 flagged.
- Sandwich Cream Lemon Cookies: 25 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sandwich Cream Assorted Cookies: 24 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Valu time, soda, fruit punch, fruit punch: 10 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Macaroni Hamburger Dinner: 39 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Fun Drinks: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cheese Puffs: 22 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Drink: 11 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Lemonade drink mix, lemonade: 12 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Valu time, soda, straberry, straberry: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pork Sausage: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Original hot flavor pork sausage: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Sausage Links: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Valu Time
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 333 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 Valu Time: closest on tracked product count (383 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (89.4/100 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 Valu Time food safe? ▼
Valu Time has an average safety score of 89/100 across the 382 of 383 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 35.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Valu Time products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 383 Valu Time products. 382 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Valu Time catalog? ▼
Valu Time has 381 NOVA-classified products; 75.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 287 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Valu Time catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Valu Time concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (36, 33% of this top-five); Snacks (34); Desserts (17); Beverages (12); Condiments (10).
Does Valu Time use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Valu Time 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 Valu Time 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 punch flavored soda, fruit punch, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 40 scored Valu Time products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Valu Time's 89.4/100 average and 35.1% 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.
