Avoid

Rainbow sherbet

by Toft's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0019473006815 · Toft's · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0019473006815 · Serving size 0.5 cup (82 g)

The verdict

Rainbow sherbet by Toft's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 7 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
7
Many flagged · of 36 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

18/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

73006815 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Rainbow sherbet label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Candyrific, star wars · ±0 BOOK-OFF …006815 · July 2026

14 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 73006815 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Candyrific, star wars candy dispenser · Nearest score peer is Candyrific, star wars candy dispenser at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Rainbow sherbet: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Rainbow sherbet0/1002. Candyrific, star wars candy dispenser: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Candyrific, star wars can…0/1003. Candyrific, m&m's candy novelty dispenser: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Candyrific, m&m's candy n…0/1004. Candyrific, m&m's candy novelty dispenser: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Candyrific, m&m's candy n…0/1005. Candyrific, star wars easter egg dispenser: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Candyrific, star wars eas…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Rainbow sherbet (0/100 on 36 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Rainbow sherbet
0/100
Candyrific, star wars candy dispenser
0/100
Candyrific, m&m's candy novelty dispenser
0/100
Candyrific, m&m's candy novelty dispenser
0/100
Candyrific, star wars easter egg dispenser
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Rainbow sherbet scores 92.9 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Rainbow sherbet lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (89th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (7 flagged of 36 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
4
Milk
5
Cream
6
Natural Lime Sherbet Flavor
7
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
9
Citrus Pulp
10
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
11
Natural Flavors
12
Corn Starch
13
Ester Gum
14
Saib
15
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
17
As Preservatives
18
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
19
Natural Orange Sherbet Flavor
20
Orange Pulp
21
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Natural Raspberry Sherbet Flavor
23
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Stabilizer
25
Mono & Diglycerides
26
Cellulose Gum
27
Guar Gum
28
Locust Bean Gum
29
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
30
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
31
Disodium Phosphate
32
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
33
Green Color
34
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
35
Orange Color
36
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Water, sugar, corn syrup, milk, cream, natural lime sherbet flavor (high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, citrus pulp, xanthan gum, natural flavors, modified corn starch, ester gum, saib, fd&c yellow #5, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), and fd&c blue #1), natural orange sherbet flavor (water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural flavors, orange pulp, fd&c yellow #6, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives)), natural raspberry sherbet flavor (water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural flavors, fd&c red #40, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives)), citric acid, stabilizer (mono & diglycerides, cellulose gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, calcium sulfate), green color (water, propylene glycol, fd&c yellow #5, and fd&c blue #1), orange color (water, propylene glycol, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, and fd&c red #40).

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Rainbow sherbet

Neighbours outside Toft's in the same lower screening band as Rainbow sherbet (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Toft's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Rainbow sherbet's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 36-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Rainbow sherbet's 7 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0019473006815: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.