Concern

Valentine Nonpareils

by Betty Crocker

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071169812063 · Betty Crocker · Baking-decorations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071169812063

The verdict

Valentine Nonpareils by Betty Crocker scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 6 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 6-component label led by Sugar, Cornstarch, Confectioner's Glaze; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 6 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071169812063
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

37/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

69812063 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Valentine Nonpareils label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 6 ing. REG-MOST 67% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 90% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Primary Colors Fondant · ±0 BOOK-OFF …812063 · July 2026

4 of 6 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 69812063 · 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: Primary Colors Fondant Toppers · Nearest score peer is Primary Colors Fondant Toppers at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Valentine Nonpareils: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Valentine Nonpareils50/1002. Primary Colors Fondant Toppers: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Primary Colors Fondant To…50/1003. Easter Nonpareils: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Easter Nonpareils50/1004. Lolli Rocks, Lollipops, Crazy Grape: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Lolli Rocks, Lollipops, C…50/1005. Richardson, Lolli Rocks Candy, Silly Strawberry: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Richardson, Lolli Rocks C…50/100
Cross-brand screening scores near Valentine Nonpareils's 50/100 while 33% of its parsed list carries a caution flag.
Chart values as text

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

Valentine Nonpareils
50/100
Primary Colors Fondant Toppers
50/100
Easter Nonpareils
50/100
Lolli Rocks, Lollipops, Crazy Grape
50/100
Richardson, Lolli Rocks Candy, Silly Strawberry
50/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 2,509 products we've scored in the Baking-decorations category, the average safety score is 65.2/100. Valentine Nonpareils scores 15.2 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 65.2/100), 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 Baking-decorations products

Valentine Nonpareils lists 6 ingredients on its label

6 10th percentile a longer ingredient list than 10% of the 2,313 products we track

0–2: 13 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 46 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 171 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 322 products (14%). This entry sits in this band. 8–10: 264 products (11%). Above this entry. 10–12: 335 products (14%). Above this entry. 12–14: 253 products (11%). Above this entry. 14–16: 201 products (9%). Above this entry. 16–18: 186 products (8%). Above this entry. 18–20: 161 products (7%). Above this entry. 20–22: 106 products (5%). Above this entry. 22–24: 78 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 69 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 28 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 13 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 8 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 3 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 3 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8 products (0%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Baking-decorations 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

2,313 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 6 (10th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
13 products (1%)
2–4
46 products (2%)
4–6
171 products (7%)
6–8
322 products (14%)
8–10
264 products (11%)
10–12
335 products (14%)
12–14
253 products (11%)
14–16
201 products (9%)
16–18
186 products (8%)
18–20
161 products (7%)
20–22
106 products (5%)
22–24
78 products (3%)
24–26
69 products (3%)
26–28
41 products (2%)
28–30
28 products (1%)
30–32
13 products (1%)
32–34
8 products (0%)
34–36
3 products (0%)
36–38
3 products (0%)
38–40
4 products (0%)
40 and above
8 products (0%)

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 2,313 Baking-decorations 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 6 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, RED 3, RED 40, CARNAUBA WAX.

Categories

Baking-decorations

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Valentine Nonpareils

Neighbours outside Betty Crocker near Valentine Nonpareils's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Betty Crocker; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Valentine Nonpareils's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 6-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Valentine Nonpareils's 2 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 0071169812063: 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.