Avoid

Jell-O

by Kraft Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043000051054 · Kraft Foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043000051054

The verdict

Jell-O by Kraft Foods scores 20/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Water, Gelatin, Corn Acid. 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.

20/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0043000051054
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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

17/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

20/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00051054 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Jell-O label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 20/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Cherry limeade drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …051054 · July 2026

11 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 00051054 · 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: Cherry limeade drink mix · Nearest score peer is Cherry limeade drink mix 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Jell-O: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Jell-O20/1002. Cherry limeade drink mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cherry limeade drink mix20/1003. Drink Mix, Margarita: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Drink Mix, Margarita20/1004. Drink Mix, Mojito: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Drink Mix, Mojito20/1005. Concord grape: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Concord grape20/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Jell-O (20/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Jell-O
20/100
Cherry limeade drink mix
20/100
Drink Mix, Margarita
20/100
Drink Mix, Mojito
20/100
Concord grape
20/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Jell-O lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 20/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
3
Corn Acid
4
For Tartness
5
Sodium Citrate
6
Controls Acidity
7
Starch
Thickener
Safe
8
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Cocoa Processed With Alkal
10
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
11
Aspartame And Acesulfame Less Than 1.5% Of Milk Protein Concentrate
12
Potassium
13
Sweeteners
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Phenylalanine Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
17
Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils
18
Calcium Phosphate
19
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
20
For Smooth Texture
21
Sodium Alginate
22
Adipic Sucralose
23
Artificial Color
24
Natural And Artificial Acid
25
Natural Flavor
26
Acesulfame Potassium. Citric Acid
27
Aspartame And Acesulfame
28
Milk. Potassium
29
Natural And Artificial Flavor
30
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
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
32
Milk Protein Concentrate
33
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
34
Adipic Acid Than 1% Of Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
35
Coconut And And Citric Acid
36
Controls Palm Kernel Oils
37
For Acidity
38
Aspartame And Acesulfame Potassium Smooth Texture
39
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
40
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
41
Phenylalanine
42
Lo909 Proof-of-purchase Jogp/s Sugar Free-24 Serve Solso00 Family Fo Ich

Full Ingredient List

water, gelatin, adipic chocolate pudding ingredients: water, modified corn acid (for tartness), sodium citrate (controls acidity), starch, maltitol, cocoa processed with alkal, contains citric acid (for tartness), aspartame* and acesulfame less than 1.5% of milk protein concentrate, potassium (sweeteners), salt, red 40, artificial flavor. *phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel oils), salt, calcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate (for smooth texture), sodium alginate, visit us at: lemon-lime gel atin ingredientss: water, gelatin, adipic sucralose, artificial color, natural and artificial acid (for tartness), sodium citrate (controls acidity), flavor, acesulfame potassium. citric acid (for tartness), aspartame* and acesulfame contains: milk. potassium (sweeteners), salt, natural and artificial flavor, yellow 5, blue 1. jell-o.com 1-800-431-1001 o kraft foods chocolate-vanilla swirls pudding ingredients: water, modified cornstarch, maltitol, milk protein concentrate, cocoa processed with alkali, contains less orange gelatin ingredients: water, gelatin, adipic acid than 1% of hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and and citric acid (for tartness), sodium citrate (controls palm kernel oils), salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate (for acidity), aspartame and acesulfame potassium smooth texture), calcium phosphate, sodium alginate, (sweeteners), natural and artificial flavor, salt, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, natural and artificial flavor, artificial color, yellow 5, yellow 6. *phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine *phenylketomurics: contains phenylalanine contains: milk scan here for more food information. call 1-800-431-1001 for more food information. best when used by date shown when stored unopened in refrigerator kraft hebiz foods company, lo909 proof-of-purchase jogp/s sugar free-24 serve solso00 family fo ich

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Jell-O

Neighbours outside Kraft Foods in the same lower screening band as Jell-O (20/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kraft Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Jell-O's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Maltitol. Open Maltitol
  • Compare Jell-O's 4 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 0043000051054: 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.