Warheads
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Warheads, 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
Warheads averages 30.0/100 across the 29 of 65 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 86.2% 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.
- 30.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 29 scored products
- 65
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 86.2%
- 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 65 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sour Dippin', Pucker Packs, Dipping Stick And Dipping Powder, Sour Watermelon, Sour Green Apple, Sour Orange, Sour Grape, Sour Cherry, Sour Raspberry; Sour & chewy sweet & fruity lemon, cherry, blue raspberry, orange, green apple, lemon worms chewy candy; Assorted Chewy Cubes, Orange, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Black Cherry, Strawberry, Green Apple; 86.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 30.0/100. 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 29 of 65 tracked Warheads records (44.6%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 36 cannot be screened, so the 30.0/100 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 Warheads
Warheads: 65 products tracked, 29 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 30.0/100, 86.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 44.6% 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 →
Processing mix (NOVA)
Warheads processing intensity
Warheads's NOVA-classified set is 28 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 28 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 28. 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
- 28 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Warheads shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Warheads concentrates in Snacks (20, 87% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Fruit-snacks (1).
- Snacks 20
- Beverages 1
- Beverages and beverages preparations 1
- Fruit-snacks 1
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (30.0/100) summarizes 29 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.
Warheads product score distribution
Brand average 30.0/100 across 29 scored products
30 69th percentile sits above 69% of the 29 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
- 10 scored products (34%)
- 10–20
- 2 scored products (7%)
- 20–30
- 8 scored products (28%)
- 50–60
- 5 scored products (17%)
- 100 and above
- 4 scored products (14%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Warheads relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 29 Warheads products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 25. It is used by 1,963 other brands in this database (5.6% 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 | Warheads products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 25 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 23 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 22 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 9 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Trans Fat | 1 | FDA ban effective 2018-06-18 · Restricted: Federal (FDA banned) |
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 29 concern-sorted Warheads 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 (16 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
- 29
- Median label
- 16 ingredients
- Median score
- 25/100
The outlined point is Sour Dippin', Pucker Packs, Dipping Stick And Dipping Powder, Sour Watermelon, Sour Green Apple, Sour Orange, Sour Grape, Sour Cherry, Sour Raspberry, 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
- Sour Dippin', Pucker Packs, Dipping Stick And Dipping Powder, Sour Watermelon, Sour Green Apple, Sour Orange, Sour Grape, Sour Cherry, Sour Raspberry: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Sour & chewy sweet & fruity lemon, cherry, blue raspberry, orange, green apple, lemon worms chewy candy: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Assorted Chewy Cubes, Orange, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Black Cherry, Strawberry, Green Apple: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- warheads: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Sweet and Fruity Cubes: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Chewy Cubes 6 Assorted Flavors: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Warheads cubes: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Warheads, sour jelly beans, orange, watermelon, lemon, blue raspberry, cherry, green apple: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Jelly Beans: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Jelly Beans: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Warheads, sour dippin' pucker packs: 19 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Dippin' Pucker Packs: 19 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Extreme sour hard candy: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour Chewy Cubes: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Extreme Sour Hard Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- 6 Super Sourcandy Canes: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour Twists: 19 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour twists: 19 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour Twists Gummies: 19 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Hard Candy: 16 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sour coolers: 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Pucker Packs Sour Dippin': 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- warheads sour taffy: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Warheads Green Apple Soda: 7 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Brain Freeze rainbow crunch: 19 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- warheads: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blue raspberry blizzard: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sour Candy Canes: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruit Riot! Grapes Watermelon Blast: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Warheads
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 15 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 Warheads: closest on tracked product count (65 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (30/100 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 Warheads food safe? ▼
Warheads has an average safety score of 30/100 across the 29 of 65 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 86.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Warheads products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 65 Warheads products. 29 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 36 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Warheads catalog? ▼
Warheads has 28 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 28 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Warheads catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Warheads concentrates in Snacks (20, 87% of this top-five); Beverages (1); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Fruit-snacks (1).
Does Warheads use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Warheads 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 Warheads 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 Sour Dippin', Pucker Packs, Dipping Stick And Dipping Powder, Sour Watermelon, Sour Green Apple, Sour Orange, Sour Grape, Sour Cherry, Sour Raspberry, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 25 scored Warheads products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Warheads's 30.0/100 average and 86.2% 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.
