Fannie may, milk and dark assorted chocolates

by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc.

75
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Fannie may, milk and dark assorted chocolates by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc. receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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.

Barcode
0052745728312
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 PIECES (33 g)

What the Data Says About

Fannie may, milk and dark assorted chocolates by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc. carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 3 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, Fannie may, milk and dark assorted chocolates 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

Composite safety metrics for Fannie may, milk and dark assorted chocolates
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 75/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Milk Chocolate
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Chocolate Liquor
5
Milk
6
Soy Lecithin
7
An Emulsifier
8
And Vanilla
9
Dark Chocolate
10
Chocolate Liquor {Processed With Alkali}
11
Cocoa Butter Milk
12
Butterfat
13
Vanilla
14
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
15
Water
16
Coconut Dough
17
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Desiccated Coconut
19
Vanilla Extract
20
Artificial Coconut Flavor
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
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
23
Sodium Metabisulfate
24
As Preservative
25
Cream Chocolate Liquor
26
Salted Butter
27
Cream
28
Walnuts
29
Milk Confection
30
Palm Kernel Oil
31
Nonfat Milk
32
Whole Milk
33
Cocoa Powder
34
Palm Oil
35
Organic Cocoa
36
Sorbitan Tristearate
37
Soy Lecithin And Vanilla
38
Roasted Almonds
39
Sweetened Condensed Milk
40
Skim Milk
41
White Confection
42
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
43
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil
44
Glycerol - Lacto Esters Of Fatty Acids {An Emulsifier}
45
Dark Confection
46
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
47
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
48
From Milk
49
Vanilla Extract
50
Ultra-pasteurized Light Cream
51
Disodium Phosphate
52
Sodium Citrate
53
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
54
Raisins
55
Sunflower Oil
56
Brown Sugar
57
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
58
Cottonseed
59
Soybean
60
Toasted Coconut
61
Organic Coconut
62
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
63
And Salt
64
Cherries
65
Natural And Artificial Flavors
66
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
67
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
68
Fd&c Red No.40
69
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
70
Preservative
71
Sorbitan Tristearate And Natural Vanilla
72
Pecans
73
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
74
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
75
Egg Whites
76
Maple Syrup
77
Natural Strawberry Flavor
78
Strawberry Puree
79
Strawberry Juice Concentrate And Other Fruit Juice Concentrates
80
Corn Starch-modified
81
Fd&c Red No.40 And Fd&c Blue No.1
82
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
83
Strawberry Powder
84
Organic Raspberry Flavor
85
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
86
Corn Starch
87
Honey
88
Natural Almond Flavor
89
Artificial Roman Punch Flavor
90
Artificial Flavor
91
Artificial Flavors
92
Raspberry Powder
93
Lemon Puree Concentrate
94
Invertase
95
Glycerol And Invertase From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
96
Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavor
97
Glycerine
98
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
99
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
100
Alcohol
101
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
102
Peppermint Oil
103
Baking Soda
104
Food Enzyme Derived From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
105
Yellow Color
106
Propylene Glycol And Fd&c Yellow No.5 Lake
107
Pink Paste Color
108
Fd&c Red No.3
109
Fd&c Yellow No.5
110
Agar Gum
111
Maple Flavor
112
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
113
An Antioxidant
114
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
115
Vanilla Bean Extractives

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, milk, soy lecithin (an emulsifier) and vanilla), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor {processed with alkali}, cocoa butter milk, butterfat, soy lecithin, vanilla), corn syrup, water, coconut dough (invert sugar, desiccated coconut, corn syrup, cocoa butter, pure vanilla extract, artificial coconut flavor, salt, citric acid, sodium metabisulfate (as preservative)), cream chocolate liquor, salted butter (cream, salt), invert sugar, walnuts, 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), roasted almonds, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, skim milk), 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 confection (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose (from milk), soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate, natural vanilla extract), ultra-pasteurized light cream (milk, cream, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan), raisins (raisins, sunflower oil), brown sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean), toasted coconut (coconut, sugar, dextrose, and salt), cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fd&c red no.40, sulfur dioxide (preservative)), dark confection (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose (from milk), partially hydrogenated palm oil, soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate and vanilla), dextrose, pecans, powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), egg whites, maple syrup, natural strawberry flavor (strawberry puree, water, sugar, corn syrup, strawberry juice concentrate and other fruit juice concentrates, corn starch-modified, citric acid, fd&c red no.40 and fd&c blue no.1, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate), strawberry powder, natural raspberry flavor (water, sugar, corn syrup, propylene glycol, corn starch modified, citric acid, fd&c red no.40 and fd&c blue no.1, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate), honey, salt, almond flavor, artificial roman punch flavor (water, artificial flavor, propylene glycol, artificial flavors), raspberry powder, lemon puree concentrate, invertase (glycerol and invertase from saccharomyces cerevisiae), natural and artificial vanilla flavor (glycerine, propylene glycol, water, sugar, caramel color (sulfites), alcohol, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate), peppermint oil, caramel color, baking soda, invertase (food enzyme derived from saccharomyces cerevisiae), yellow color (soy lecithin, propylene glycol and fd&c yellow no.5 lake), pink paste color (sugar, corn syrup, glycerine, water, fd&c red no.3, corn starch-modified, fd&c yellow no.5, agar gum, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, citric acid), maple flavor (water, propylene glycol, caramel color, ethyl alcohol), an antioxidant (propylene glycol, tbhq, citric acid), pure vanilla extract (water, ethyl alcohol, vanilla bean extractives), yellow color (water, propylene glycol, fd&c yellow no.5).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies Bonbons Assorted chocolate candies

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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