Caution

Fine chocolates

by Whitman's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076740074267 · Whitman's · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076740074267 · Serving size 2 PIECES (33 g)

The verdict

Fine chocolates by Whitman's scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Ingredients Consist Of Chocolate, Natural Chocolate, Chocolate Processed With Alkali. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

40074267 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fine chocolates label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Soda with 100% · ±0 BOOK-OFF …074267 · July 2026

10 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 40074267 · 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: Soda with 100% cane sugar, black cherry · Nearest score peer is Soda with 100% cane sugar, black cherry at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fine chocolates: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fine chocolates75/1002. Soda with 100% cane sugar, black cherry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Soda with 100% cane sugar…75/1003. Wbc, caffeine free soda, orange cream: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Wbc, caffeine free soda, …75/1004. Everfresh Twin Raspberry Lemonade: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Everfresh Twin Raspberry …75/1005. Juice drink from concentrate: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Juice drink from concentr…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Fine chocolates (75/100 on 52 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Fine chocolates
75/100
Soda with 100% cane sugar, black cherry
75/100
Wbc, caffeine free soda, orange cream
75/100
Everfresh Twin Raspberry Lemonade
75/100
Juice drink from concentrate
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Fine chocolates scores 11.1 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

Fine chocolates lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ingredients Consist Of Chocolate
2
Natural Chocolate
3
Chocolate Processed With Alkali
4
Cocoa Butter
5
Whole Milk
6
Milk Fat
7
Soy Lecithin
8
Emulsifier
9
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
10
Artificial Flavor
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
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
13
Condensed Milk
14
Dairy Cream
15
Brown Sugar
16
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Coconut With Sodium Metabisulfite
18
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
19
Molasses
20
Nonfat Milk Solids
21
Nuts
22
Walnuts
23
Almonds
24
Pecans
25
Cherries
26
Water
27
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
28
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
29
Preservatives
30
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Cocoa Powder
35
Honey
36
Egg Albumen
37
Raisins
38
Strawberries
39
Apricots With Sulfur Dioxide
40
Natural And Artificial Flavors
41
Butter
42
Maple Sugar
43
Spice
44
Tapioca Flour
45
Fd&c Colors
46
Red #40
47
Yellow #5 & #6
48
Blue #1
49
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Natural Antioxidant
51
Invertase
52
Enzyme

Full Ingredient List

Ingredients consist of chocolate {sugar, chocolate, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, whole milk, milk fat, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artificial flavor)}, sugar, corn syrup, condensed milk, dairy cream, brown sugar, invert sugar, coconut with sodium metabisulfite (to promote color retention), partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, molasses, whole milk, nonfat milk solids, nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans), cherries (cherries, corn syrup, water, sugar, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), fd&c red #40), sorbitol, salt, cocoa powder, honey, egg albumen, raisins, strawberries, apricots with sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), natural and artificial flavors, butter, maple sugar, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), spice, tapioca flour, fd&c colors (red #40, yellow #5 & #6, blue #1), tocopherols (a natural antioxidant), sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), and invertase (an enzyme).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies Bonbons

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Fine chocolates

Neighbours outside Whitman's near Fine chocolates's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Whitman's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fine chocolates's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Fine chocolates's 1 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 0076740074267: 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.