Caution

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert

by Jell-O

Scores 75/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0043000200513 · Serving size 0.125 package (22 g)

The verdict

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert by Jell-O scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 8 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 8-component label led by Sugar, Gelatin, Adipic Acid; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
flagged ingredient of 8 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0043000200513
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.

00200513 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 8 ing. REG-MOST 63% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 45% LEAD-FLAG Red 40 PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate fudge · ±0 BOOK-OFF …200513 · July 2026

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert screens 75/100 with 1 flagged of 8 parsed ingredients. 5 of 8 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: Chocolate fudge (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.

Nutri-Score is not defined for this product's category. The model excludes certain categories by design — among them plain waters, herbs, teas and coffees, and some single-ingredient products — rather than attempting a grade and failing. No nutritional band therefore accompanies the additive screen on this page, and its absence is a property of the category rather than a finding about this particular label. The registry screen below is unaffected by the exclusion and covers additive ratings as normal.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Strawberry Gelatin Dessert75/1002. Chocolate fudge75/1003. S'Mores Cookie Balls Dess…75/1004. Pink Lemonade Flavored Dr…75/1005. Strawberry And Cream Whip…75/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Strawberry Gelatin Dessert (75/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert
75/100
Chocolate fudge
75/100
S'Mores Cookie Balls Desse…
75/100
Pink Lemonade Flavored Dri…
75/100
Strawberry And Cream Whipp…
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 322 products we've scored in the Food additives category, the average safety score is 90.2/100. Strawberry Gelatin Dessert scores 15.2 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 90.2/100), 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 Food additives products

Strawberry Gelatin Dessert lists 8 ingredients on its label

8 55th percentile a longer ingredient list than 55% of the 101 products we track

0–2: 3 products (3%). Below this entry. 2–4: 32 products (32%). Below this entry. 4–6: 13 products (13%). Below this entry. 6–8: 8 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 14 products (14%). This entry sits in this band. 10–12: 9 products (9%). Above this entry. 12–14: 9 products (9%). Above this entry. 14–16: 3 products (3%). Above this entry. 16–18: 5 products (5%). Above this entry. 18–20: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 20–22: 3 products (3%). Above this entry. 22–24: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 24 every published Food additives 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

101 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 8 (55th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (3%)
2–4
32 products (32%)
4–6
13 products (13%)
6–8
8 products (8%)
8–10
14 products (14%)
10–12
9 products (9%)
12–14
9 products (9%)
14–16
3 products (3%)
16–18
5 products (5%)
18–20
1 products (1%)
20–22
3 products (3%)
22 and above
1 products (1%)

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 101 Food additives products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, GELATIN, ADIPIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, FUMARIC ACID, RED 40.

Categories

Food additives Thickeners Gelatin

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.

Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles

Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Strawberry Gelatin Dessert, both outside the Jell-O brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).

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 July 2026.

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