Good sense, trail mix, sweet 'n salty chocolate caramel cashew mix

by Good Sense, Waymouth Farms Inc.

60
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Good sense, trail mix, sweet 'n salty chocolate caramel cashew mix by Good Sense, Waymouth Farms Inc. receives a safety score of 60/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0030243867399
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.25 cup (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Good sense, trail mix, sweet 'n salty chocolate caramel cashew mix by Good Sense, Waymouth Farms Inc. carries a composite safety score of 60/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Good sense, trail mix, sweet 'n salty chocolate caramel cashew mix is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Good sense, trail mix, sweet 'n salty chocolate caramel cashew mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 60/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk Chocolate Candies
2
Milk Chocolate
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Cocoa Butter
5
Chocolate Liquor
6
Whole Milk Powder
7
Soy Lecithin
8
An Emulsifier
9
Vanilla
10
Artificial Color
11
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
12
Blue No. 1 Lake
13
Blue No. 2 Lake
14
Yellow No. 5
15
Yellow No. 5 Lake
16
Yellow No. 6
17
Yellow No. 6 Lake
18
Red No. 40
19
Red No. 40 Lake
20
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
22
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
23
Methyl And Propyl Parabens
24
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
25
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
26
Wax
27
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
28
Milk Chocolate Caramels
29
Milk
30
Artificial Flavoring
31
And Salt
32
Sweetened Condensed Milk
33
Skim Milk
34
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
35
The Following: Palm Kernel
36
Soybean
37
Cottonseed
38
Organic Coconut
39
Or Palm Oil
40
Evaporated Milk
41
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
42
Natural & Artificial Flavor
43
Gum Arabic
44
Modified Food Starch
45
Confectioner's Glaze
46
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
47
Cashews
48
Peanuts
49
Vegetable Oil
50
Canola
51
Organic Sunflower

Full Ingredient List

Milk chocolate candies [milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, whole milk powder, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla), sugar, artificial color (fd&c blue no. 1, blue no. 1 lake, blue no. 2 lake, yellow no. 5, yellow no. 5 lake, yellow no. 6, yellow no. 6 lake, red no. 40, red no. 40 lake, sorbitol, titanium dioxide, phosphoric acid, methyl and propyl parabens, caramel), corn syrup, wax, dextrin], milk chocolate caramels [milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), artificial flavoring, and salt), corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (milk, skim milk, sugar), sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: palm kernel, soybean, cottonseed, coconut, or palm oil), evaporated milk, salt, natural & artificial flavor, gum arabic, modified food starch, confectioner's glaze, xanthan gum], cashews, peanuts, vegetable oil (canola, sunflower, and/or soybean), salt.

Categories

Snacks

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial