Sleep-Aid Chewables
by Cvs
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050428358382 · Cvs · Sleeping-aid. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Sleep-Aid Chewables by Cvs scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by In Each Chewable Tablet, 1-800-222-1222, 24 Hours; 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.
- 85/100
- Caution safety score
- 1
- One flagged · of 14 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- 0050428358382
- 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
60/100
Grade C+
Ingredient Safety
85/100
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.
28358382 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Sleep-Aid Chewables label screening desk
3 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 28358382 · 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: Beef Jerky · Nearest score peer is Beef Jerky 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 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.
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.
A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.
Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood
Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish
Sleep-Aid Chewables lists 14 ingredients on its label
14 51st percentile a longer ingredient list than 51% of the 359,392 products we track
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Distribution as text
- 0–2
- 6,050 products (2%)
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- 24,522 products (7%)
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- 31,054 products (9%)
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- 30,981 products (9%)
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- 29,943 products (8%)
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- 28,403 products (8%)
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- 24,508 products (7%)
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- 20–22
- 14,679 products (4%)
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- 12,238 products (3%)
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- 10,830 products (3%)
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- 9,344 products (3%)
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- 7,955 products (2%)
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- 6,753 products (2%)
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- 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 85/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 14 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
(in each chewable tablet) Diphenhydramine HCI 25 mg........... Nighttime sleep-aid Uses reduces time to fall asleep if you have difficulty falling asleep for relief of occasional sleeplessness Warnings Do not use for children under 12 years of age with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one used on skin Ask a doctor before use if you have a breathing problem such as emphysema or chronic glaucoma bronchitis difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking sedatives or tranquilizers. When using this product avoid alcoholic beverages. Stop use and ask a doctor if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 2 weeks. Insomnia may be a symptom of a serious underlying medical illness. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away. Directions 7 do not take more than directed take only one dose per day (24 hours) adults and children 12 years and over: 2 chewable tablets at bedtime if needed, or as directed by a doctor ■children under 12 years: do not use Other information ■TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF OUTER PACKAGE IS OPENED OR BLISTER IS TORN OR BROKEN store at 25°C (77°F): excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59 - 86°F) avoid high humidity ■see end flap for expiration date and lot number Inactive ingredients D&C red #27 aluminum lake, D&C red #30 aluminum lake, dextrates hydrates ethylcellulose, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, favor hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate mannitol, stearic acid, sucralose, sucrose
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High-score cross-brand comparables for Sleep-Aid Chewables
Neighbours outside Cvs with screening scores in the same high band as Sleep-Aid Chewables (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cvs; these peers cross brands.
Same high-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 14 on 0050428358382).
Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (14 on 0050428358382).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sleep-Aid Chewables's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 14-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
- Compare Sleep-Aid Chewables's 1 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 0050428358382: 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.