Willmar Cookie Company Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Willmar Cookie Company Inc., 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
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. averages 85.0/100 across the 11 of 11 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 27.3% 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.
- 85.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 11 scored products
- 11
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 27.3%
- 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
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by Gurley's, Gummy Sour Worms; Rachael's Gourmet, Gummi Rings, Apple; Gurley's, Startlight Mints. Across 11 tracked products, the mean is 85.0/100 and 27.3% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
| Signal | Willmar Cookie Company Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 85.0/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 11 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 27.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Willmar Cookie Company Inc.
Willmar Cookie Company Inc.: 11 products tracked, 11 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 85.0/100, 27.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
27.3% of the scored Willmar Cookie Company Inc. 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 Willmar Cookie Company Inc. sits 7.8 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. processing intensity
Willmar Cookie Company Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 10 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 10 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 10. 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
- 10 (100%)
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (85.0/100) summarizes 11 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.
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 85.0/100 across 11 scored products
85 23rd percentile sits above 23% of the 11 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
- 1 scored products (9%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (9%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (9%)
- 100 and above
- 8 scored products (73%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 11 Willmar Cookie Company Inc. products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 2. 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 | Willmar Cookie Company Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 1 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Yellow 6 | 1 | 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 11 concern-sorted Willmar Cookie Company Inc. 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 (8 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
- 11
- Median label
- 8 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Gurley's, Gummy Sour Worms, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). 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
- Gurley's, Gummy Sour Worms: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Rachael's Gourmet, Gummi Rings, Apple: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Gurley's, Startlight Mints: 5 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Gummy Melon Rings: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bubble Gum: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goetze's Caramel Cremes: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gurley's, Tootsie Rolls: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gurley's, Golden Recipe Honey Roasted Peanuts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rachael's Gourmet, Spearmint Leaves Candy: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rachael's Gourmet, Red Twists Licorice: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Gurley's, Unsalted Peanuts: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Willmar Cookie Company Inc.
Showing 11 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Willmar Cookie Company Inc.: closest on tracked product count (11 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (85/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Willmar Cookie Company Inc. food safe? ▼
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. has an average safety score of 85/100 across the 11 of 11 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 27.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Willmar Cookie Company Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 11 Willmar Cookie Company Inc. products. 11 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Willmar Cookie Company Inc. catalog? ▼
Willmar Cookie Company Inc. has 10 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 10 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Does Willmar Cookie Company Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Willmar Cookie Company Inc. 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 Willmar Cookie Company Inc. 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 Gurley's, Gummy Sour Worms, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 2 scored Willmar Cookie Company Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Willmar Cookie Company Inc.'s 85.0/100 average and 27.3% 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.
