Safe

Asst Candy Bar Minis

by Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0040000597551 · Serving size 4 pieces (32 g)

The verdict

Asst Candy Bar Minis by Mars Wrigley Confectionery scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 31 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 31 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
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Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

What the Data Says About Asst Candy Bar Minis

Asst Candy Bar Minis by Mars Wrigley Confectionery 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Asst Candy Bar Minis 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

Composite safety metrics for Asst Candy Bar Minis
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

1
Dv
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Natural Chocolate
5
Skin Milk
6
Milkfat
7
Soy Lecithin
8
Pgpr
9
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
10
Palm Oil
11
Peanuts Boflavin
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Skim Milk
14
Less Than 2% Of Cocoa Processed W Ched Wheat Flour
15
Wheat Flour
16
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Reduced Iron
18
Thiamin Mondtrate Kali
19
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
20
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Barley Malt Extra Egg Wes Coa
23
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Peanuts
25
Milk
26
Egg And Soy. Twix Cookie Bars Allergy Information:
27
Soy And Wheat. May Contain Pe Musketeers Bars Allergy Information:
28
Egg And Soy. Maintain Peanuts Milkyway Bars Allergy Information:
29
Egg An Soy. May Untain Peanuts. Hackerstown
30
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31
Bioengineered Food Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

6 6 vs ar St 0 9 088 92209 VN GA40 2 ACTOSE Total Sugars 19g Includes 17g Added Protein 1g Vitamin D Omcg Calcium 30mg Iron 0.4mg Potassium Omg The % Daily Value (DV) tells Sugars 34% 0% 2% 2% 0% s you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. GREDIENTS: MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIN MILK, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, PGPR), CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, PALM OIL, PEANUTS BOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SKIM MILK; LESS THAN 2% OF COCOA PROCESSED W CHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONDTRATE KALI, DEXTROSE, MILKFAT, LACTOSE, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRA EGG WES COA, SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL AND ART FACIAL FLAS ACKERS BARS MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS. ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS PEANUTS, MILK, EGG AND SOY. TWIX COOKIE BARS ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, SOY AND WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN PE MUSKETEERS BARS ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, EGG AND SOY. MAINTAIN PEANUTS MILKYWAY BARS ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, EGG AN SOY. MAY UNTAIN PEANUTS. HACKERSTOWN, NJ 07840-1503 USA DISTRIBUTED BYMARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY US LLC CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS

Data Sources

Data as of May 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

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 May 2026.