Colonial assortment
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Colonial assortment receives a safety score of 5/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 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
Colonial assortment carries a composite safety score of 5/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 5 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, Colonial assortment 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 | 5/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | 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
Sugar, milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, milk, soy lecithin as emulsifier, vanilla), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk, butterfat, soy lecithin as emulsifier, vanilla), water, corn syrup, butter (cream, salt), roasted almonds, pineapple chunks (pineapple, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, artificial flavor, benzoate of soda, sorbic acid, sulfur dioxide), chocolate liquor, white confectionery coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, non fat milk, whole milk, hydrogenated palm oil, glycerol-lacto esters of fatty acids and soy lecithin as emulsifiers, vanilla, salt), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, skim milk), maraschino cherries (cherries, water, sugar, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), red 40, sulfur dioxide (as preservative), fondant sugar (sugar, invert sugar), walnuts, invert sugar, dark chocolate flavored confectionery coating (sugar, palm kernel and/or palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose, soy lecithin as emulsifier, sorbitan tristearate, vanilla extract), milk chocolate flavored confectionery coating (sugar, vegetable oils (palm kernel, palm), non fat milk, whole milk, cocoa processed with alkali, sunflower lecithin as emulsifier vanilla), pecans, cream (milk, cream, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan), brown sugar, toasted coconut (coconut, sugar, dextrose, salt), natural strawberry flavor (strawberry puree, water, sugar, corn syrup, strawberry juice concentrate and other fruit juice concentrates, alcohol, modified corn starch, citric acid, red 40, blue 1, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), palm oil, strawberry powder (strawberry, silicon dioxide), natural raspberry flavor (water, raspberry juice concentrate, sugar, raspberries, corn syrup, propylene glycol, citric acid, alcohol, modified corn starch, natural flavors, red 40, blue 1,potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), salt, raspberry powder, artificial flavor, invertase (glycerol, invertase), natural and artificial vanilla flavor, vanilla extract, baking soda, yellow color (soy lecithin, propylene glycol, yellow 5), propylene glycol, tbhq (an antioxidant).
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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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