Wal-Mart Stores
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Wal-Mart Stores, 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
Wal-Mart Stores averages 88.3/100 across the 84 of 85 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 21.4% 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.
- 88.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 84 scored products
- 85
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 21.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 91%
- 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 85 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Mini Cupcakes; Gummy Cupcake Toppers; Icing Decorations; 21.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 88.3/100. 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 | Wal-Mart Stores | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 88.3/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 85 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 21.4% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Wal-Mart Stores
Wal-Mart Stores: 85 products tracked, 84 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 88.3/100, 21.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
21.4% of the scored Wal-Mart Stores 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 Wal-Mart Stores sits 4.5 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Wal-Mart Stores's 21.4% flagged share is 3.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Wal-Mart Stores processing intensity
Wal-Mart Stores's NOVA-classified set is 78 products: 91% ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 71. That ultra-processed share sits 12.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Wal-Mart Stores shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Wal-Mart Stores concentrates in Seafood (23, 41% of this top-five); Snacks (20); Plant-based foods and beverages (11); Baking-decorations (1); Frozen foods (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood | 23 | 99.3/100 | 13% |
| Snacks | 20 | 71.5/100 | 40% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 11 | 99.5/100 | 9.1% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Wal-Mart Stores's 21.4% flagged share is measured across 84 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.
Wal-Mart Stores flagged share vs large-brand cohort
21.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
21% 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%
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- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
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- 40%–50%
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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 (88.3/100) summarizes 84 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.
Wal-Mart Stores product score distribution
Brand average 88.3/100 across 84 scored products
88 14th percentile sits above 14% of the 84 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
- 5 scored products (6%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 3 scored products (4%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 5 scored products (6%)
- 100 and above
- 66 scored products (79%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Wal-Mart Stores relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 84 Wal-Mart Stores products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 10. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% 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 | Wal-Mart Stores products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 10 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 3 | 5 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 4 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | 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 50 concern-sorted Wal-Mart Stores 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
- 50
- Median label
- 11 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Mini Cupcakes, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (7). 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
- Mini Cupcakes: 56 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Gummy Cupcake Toppers: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Icing Decorations: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, inc., raspberry lemon cake: 69 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy Blood Spray: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, harvest cookies: 45 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, sugar free lemon pie: 28 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Sliced Loaf Cake: 38 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Spring Nonpareils: 8 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, red velvet cake: 64 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Mini Cupcakes: 50 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Chocolate cupcakes: 58 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Macaroni & cheese: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Cocktail Shrimp: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Shrimp: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Cocktail Shrimp: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Cooked Shrimp: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Apple & Cheese Tray With Sweet Caramel Dip: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hard Candy With Balloons Gift: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hard Candy Gift: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Candy Gift Hard Candy: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hard Candy: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hard Candy: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, plush gift with candy, chocolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Flavored Hearts: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hard Candy: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, progressive baloons & gifts, baloon & hard candy gift: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Balloon & Candy Gift: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, candy, chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Flavored Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, candy, chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Candy Gift: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, candy, chocolate: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cooked shrimp salad: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jumbo raw black tiger shrimp: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Large Shrimp: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salmon Filets: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salmon Fillets: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Swai Fillets: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flounder fillets: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Apple Pie: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, no sugar added blueberry pie: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wal-mart stores, cherry pie: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasonal Fruit Blend Tray: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasonal Fruit Blend: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Non-Dairy Creamer: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creme Cake: 40 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Clear Frying Oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Oil: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Wal-Mart Stores
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 35 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 Wal-Mart Stores: closest on tracked product count (85 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (88.3/100 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 Wal-Mart Stores food safe? ▼
Wal-Mart Stores has an average safety score of 88/100 across the 84 of 85 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 21.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Wal-Mart Stores products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 85 Wal-Mart Stores products. 84 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 Wal-Mart Stores catalog? ▼
Wal-Mart Stores has 78 NOVA-classified products; 91% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Wal-Mart Stores catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Wal-Mart Stores concentrates in Seafood (23, 41% of this top-five); Snacks (20); Plant-based foods and beverages (11); Baking-decorations (1); Frozen foods (1).
Does Wal-Mart Stores use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Wal-Mart Stores 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 Wal-Mart Stores 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 Mini Cupcakes, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (7) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 10 scored Wal-Mart Stores products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Wal-Mart Stores's 88.3/100 average and 21.4% 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.
