take 5
take 5 receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
take 5 carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.
On the NOVA processing scale, take 5 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.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
ta 5 snack mix pairs bite-sized milk chocolate , pretzel bites with peanut tm5 butter candy, chocolate - covered caramels and peanuts in one delicious snack, snack mix get nutty, get snacking! percent daily values are based on a 20m calorie diet, your daily values may be higher nutrition facts senving size 1/3 cup (40 g) servings per container about 5 or lowr depending on your calorie needs: calories: 2,000 2,500 less than 65g less than 20g 80g amount per serving calories 210 calories from fat 110 25g less than 300mg 300mg less than 2,400mg 2,400mg 300g ch arol sc 375g % daily value* loc abohydrate lete y fiber 25g 30g 19% ngre ents milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter 29% chocolate, milk fat, lecthin (soy, natural flavor peanuts, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, nacie ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic 1% acid), sugar, partially defatted peanuts, hydrogenated 6% vegetable ol palm kernel ol, soybean oil), vegetable ol palm kernel ol, palm ol, corn oil, canola ol total fat 13 g saturated fat 6 g tens fat 0g wlesterol <5 mg dum 140 mg lal carbohydrate 20 g 7% cotionseed ol: andior sovbean ol), contains 2% or detary fiber 2 g sugars 11 g hotein 5g 7% less of, corn syrup, sorbitol, dextrose, salt, nonfat milk natural flavor and artificial flavor, lecthin soy, modifed tapioca starch, mono - and diglycerides carrageenan, disodium phosphate, sodium ctrate baking soda, yeast, od a o% vitamin c 0% allergy information: manufactured on the same calcium 4% iron equpment that processes tree nuts, 6% partaly produced with genetic engineering, for more about gmo ingredients visit sharingwhatshnside,com dist, by the hershey company hershey, pa 17033-0815, u,s,a, questions or comments? www,askhershey,com or 800-468-1714 visit us at www,hersheys,com 701-21093-001 expki 172 08:08 best by 05 2019 wegopuows
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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