Strawberry Twists, Strawberry
by Twizzlers
Scores 75/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.
The verdict
Strawberry Twists, Strawberry by Twizzlers scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 22 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 22-component label is layered, beginning with Corn Syrup, Enriched Wheat Flour, Flour. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.
- 75/100
- Caution safety score
- 1
- flagged ingredient of 22 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- D
- 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.
00583027 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Strawberry Twists, Strawberry label screening desk
Strawberry Twists, Strawberry screens 75/100 with 1 flagged of 22 parsed ingredients. 12 of 22 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 40). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Twizzlers (0 pts).
Screening model notes
How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record
The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.
This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.
This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.
Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood
How It Compares to Its Category
Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Strawberry Twists, Strawberry scores 11.1 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products
Strawberry Twists, Strawberry lists 22 ingredients on its label
22 65th percentile a longer ingredient list than 65% of the 81,477 products we track
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
- 0–2
- 272 products (0%)
- 2–4
- 2,904 products (4%)
- 4–6
- 4,228 products (5%)
- 6–8
- 5,399 products (7%)
- 8–10
- 5,484 products (7%)
- 10–12
- 5,797 products (7%)
- 12–14
- 6,263 products (8%)
- 14–16
- 6,708 products (8%)
- 16–18
- 6,234 products (8%)
- 18–20
- 5,191 products (6%)
- 20–22
- 4,484 products (6%)
- 22–24
- 3,818 products (5%)
- 24–26
- 3,579 products (4%)
- 26–28
- 2,824 products (3%)
- 28–30
- 2,271 products (3%)
- 30–32
- 1,916 products (2%)
- 32–34
- 1,736 products (2%)
- 34–36
- 1,564 products (2%)
- 36–38
- 1,434 products (2%)
- 38–40
- 1,291 products (2%)
- 40 and above
- 8,080 products (10%)
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 81,477 Snacks 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
Full Ingredient List
Corn Syrup; Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid); Sugar; Cornstarch; Contains 2% Or Less Of: Palm Oil; Salt; Artificial Flavor; Mono And Diglycerides; Citric Acid; Potassium Sorbate (Preservative); Artificial Color (Red 40); Mineral Oil; Soy Lecithin; Glycerin.
Categories
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. 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.
More from Twizzlers
Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Strawberry Twists, Strawberry, both outside the Twizzlers brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).
Similar safety score
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score (75/100 here).
Similar ingredient-count peers
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (22 here).
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine 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 July 2026.
