50 Flavors Jelly Beans

by Jelly Belly

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

50 Flavors Jelly Beans by Jelly Belly 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 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.

Barcode
0071567991179
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

50 Flavors Jelly Beans by Jelly Belly 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 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, 50 Flavors Jelly Beans 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for 50 Flavors Jelly Beans
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
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
3
Modified Food Starch
4
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Peach Puree Concentrate
5
Blackberry Puree
6
Strawberry Puree
7
Blueberry Puree
8
Raspberry Puree
9
Strawberry Juice Concentrate
10
Organic Apple Juice Concentrate
11
Banana Puree
12
Plum Juice Concentrate
13
Cherry Juice Concentrate
14
Chocolate Liquor
15
Cocoa Butter
16
Soy Lecithin
17
Organic Coconut
18
Lemon Puree
19
Orange Puree
20
Lime Juice Concentrate
21
Tangerine Juice Concentrate
22
Organic Watermelon Juice Concentrate
23
Grapefruit Juice Concentrate
24
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
25
Cantaloupe Powder
26
Pomegranate Juice Concentrate
27
Pear Juice Concentrate
28
Kiwi Juice Concentrate
29
Organic Mango Puree
30
Organic Mango Juice Concentrate
31
Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
32
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
33
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
36
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
37
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
38
Sodium Citrate
39
Cocoa Powder
40
Natural And Artificial Flavors
41
Coffee
42
Color Added
43
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
44
Yellow 5&6 Lake
45
Blue 1 & 2 Lake
46
Yellow 5&6
47
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Blue 1&2
49
Turmeric
50
Vegetable And Fruit Juice
51
Tapioca Dextrin
52
Vanilla Beans
53
Beeswax
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
54
Carnauba Wax
55
Confectioner's Glaze
56
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
57
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: PEACH PUREE CONCENTRATE, BLACKBERRY PUREE, STRAWBERRY PUREE, BLUEBERRY PUREE, RASPBERRY PUREE, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, BANANA PUREE, PLUM JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, COCONUT, LEMON PUREE, ORANGE PUREE, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, TANGERINE JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GRAPEFRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CANTALOUPE POWDER, POMEGRANATE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE, KIWI JUICE CONCENTRATE, MANGO PUREE, MANGO JUICE CONCENTRATE, PASSION FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, FUMARIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, MALIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM CITRATE, COCOA POWDER, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COFFEE, COLOR ADDED, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5&6 LAKE, BLUE 1 & 2 LAKE, YELLOW 5&6, RED 40, BLUE 1&2, TURMERIC, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, VANILLA BEANS, BEESWAX, CARNAUBA WAX, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, SALT, CAFFEINE.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Confectioneries Candies Gummi candies Jelly beans

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial