Assorted Chocolate
by Fanny Farmer
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Assorted Chocolate by Fanny Farmer receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Assorted Chocolate by Fanny Farmer carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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.
Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Assorted Chocolate 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 90/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, milk, whole milk powder, soy lecithin (an emulsifier) and vanilla), white confection (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, whole milk partially hydrogenated palm oil, glycerol-lacto esters of fatty acids {an emulsifier}, soy lecithin, vanilla, salt), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor {processed with alkali}, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, milk, butterfat, soy lecithin, vanilla), soft dark confection (sugar, soybean oil, coconut oil, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), distilled monoglycerides, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla), sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk (milk, dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, vitamin d3), dark confection (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose (from milk), soy lecithin), sorbitan tristearate, natural vanilla extract), caramel sauce (corn syrup, sugar, brown sugar, skim milk, palm oil, butter, cornstarch, salt, mono-and diglycerides, potassium sorbate {to preserve freshness}, soy lecithin}, caramel color, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, artificial flavor, natural flavor), toasted coconut (coconut, sugar, dextrose, and salt), invert sugar, cream, peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), roasted spanish peanuts (spanish peanuts, vegetable oil (peanut, cottonseed , soybean and/or sunflower seed), salt), water, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, skim milk), coconut oil, chocolate liquor, pecans, pretzel (wheat flour, corn syrup, canola and/or soybean oil, salt, yeast, vegetable fiber and soda ash), milk confection (sugar, palm kernel oil,nonfat dry milk solids, cocoa powder, soy lecithin, salt and natural flavor), dark chocolate (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, whey powder (milk), soy lecithin and salt), milk confection (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, whole milk, cocoa powder, hydrogenated palm oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), sorbitan tristearate (an emulsifier), soy lecithin and natural vanilla), crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, malt extract and salt, distilled monoglycerides and rice extract added as processing aids), salted butter (cream, salt), confectionery chips (sugar, partially defatted peanut flour, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, dextrose, soy lecithin and salt), partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean), artificial raspberry flavor (glycerin, ethyl alcohol, water, propylene glycol), pure vanilla extract.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. 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.
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