Avoid

Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy

by 7 Select

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0052548682125 · 7 Select · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0052548682125 · Serving size 7 PIECES (30 g)

The verdict

Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy by 7 Select scores 10/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 24 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 24-component label is layered, beginning with Gummi Peachy Penguin, Carn Syrup, Sugar. 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.

10/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 24 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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

18/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

10/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

48682125 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 10/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-LAYERED 24 ing. REG-PART 46% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Chiclets, Candy Coated · ±0 BOOK-OFF …682125 · July 2026

11 of 24 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 48682125 · 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: Chiclets, Candy Coated Fruit Flavor Gum · Nearest score peer is Chiclets, Candy Coated Fruit Flavor Gum 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.

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

1. Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Penguins & Polar Bears Gu…10/1002. Chiclets, Candy Coated Fruit Flavor Gum: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chiclets, Candy Coated Fr…10/1003. Chiclets, Gum, Fruit: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chiclets, Gum, Fruit10/1004. Target corporation, gourmet hand-dipped marshmallow pops, dark chocolate: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Target corporation, gourm…10/1005. Krispy Kreme Donuts: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Krispy Kreme Donuts10/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy (10/100 on 24 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy
10/100
Chiclets, Candy Coated Fruit Flavor Gum
10/100
Chiclets, Gum, Fruit
10/100
Target corporation, gourmet hand-dipped marshmallow pops, dark chocolate
10/100
Krispy Kreme Donuts
10/100

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. Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy scores 76.1 points below that category average (10/100 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

Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy lists 24 ingredients on its label

24 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 24 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 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

How the 10/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 24 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Gummi Peachy Penguin
2
Carn Syrup
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
Artificial Flavors
8
Palm Oil
9
Colors
10
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
11
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
12
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
13
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
14
Carnauba Wax
15
Beeswax
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
16
White Strawberry Banana Gummi Bears
17
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
18
Water
19
Artificial Flavor
20
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
21
Vegetable Oil
22
Organic Coconut
23
Canola
24
And Carnauba Wax Titanium Dioxide

Full Ingredient List

Gummi Peachy Penguin (Carn Syrup, Sugar, Cornstarch, Gelatin, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavors, Palm Oil, Colors [Titanium Dioxide), Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5], Carnauba Wax, Beeswax), White Strawberry Banana Gummi Bears (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Gelatin, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Pectin, Vegetable Oil [Coconut, Canola], And Carnauba Wax Titanium Dioxide).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Confectioneries

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy

Neighbours outside 7 Select in the same lower screening band as Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy (10/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within 7 Select; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 24-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Penguins & Polar Bears Gummi Candy'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 0052548682125: 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.