Fannie may, assorted chocolates
by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc.
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Fannie may, assorted chocolates by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc. receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
Fannie may, assorted chocolates by Fannie May,Fannie May Confections Inc. carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 4 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, 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | 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 (an emulsifier) and vanilla), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor (processed with alkali), cocoa butter, milk, butterfat, soy lecithin, vanilla, corn syrup, water, chocolate liquor, cream, roasted almonds, salted butter (cream, salt), fondant sugar (cane sugar), coconut dough (invert sugar, desiccated coconut, corn syrup, cocoa butter, pure vanilla extract, artificial coconut flavor, salt, citric acid, sodium metabisulfate (as preservative)), invert sugar, cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fd&c red no. 40, sulfur dioxide (preservative)), 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), 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), walnuts, ultra-pasteurized light cream (milk, cream, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, skim milk), toasted coconut (coconut, sugar, dextrose, and salt), dextrose, coconut oil, dark confection (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, whey powder (milk), soy lecithin and salt), macaroon coconut (desiccated macaroon coconut and sodium metabisulphite), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), natural raspberry flavor (water, sugar, corn syrup, propylne glycol, corn starch modified, citric acid, fd&c red no.40, and fd&c blue no.1, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate), dark confection (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose (from milk), partially hydrogenated palm oil, soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate and vanilla), honey, salt, almond flavor, egg whites, raspberry powder, lemon puree concentrate, artificial roman punch flavor (water, artificial flavor, propylene glycol, artificial flavors), 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), artificial coconut flavor (water, propylene glycol, alcohol, artificial flavor, arabic gum, xanthan gum), invertase (food enzyme derived from saccharomyces cerevisiae), yellow color (soy lecithin, propylene glycol and fd&c yellow no.5 lake), maple flavor (water, propylene glycol, caramel color, ethyl alcohol), caramel color, an antioxidant (propylene glycol, tbhq, citric acid), sorbic acid, yellow color (water, propylene glycol, fd&c yellow no.5).
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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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