Palmer's candies, the candy shoppe zesty bar mix
by Palmer's Candies, Palmer Candy Company
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Palmer's candies, the candy shoppe zesty bar mix by Palmer's Candies, Palmer Candy Company receives a safety score of 0/100 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
Palmer's candies, the candy shoppe zesty bar mix by Palmer's Candies, Palmer Candy Company carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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, Palmer's candies, the candy shoppe zesty bar mix 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 D 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Wheat flour, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, sugar, maltodextrin, fructose, corn syrup, onion powder, mustard flour, distilled water, vinegar, water, mustard seed, tumeric, modified food starch, autolyzed yeast extract, honey tumeric extractive, hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast, natural flavor, vinegar solids, peanuts, vegetable oil (peanut and/or coconut), corn syrup, salt, blanced wheat flour (contains malted barley flour as a natural enzyme additive) soybean oil, seasame seed, bulgar wheat, seasoning [tomato powder, salt, corn flour, tabasco powder (red pepper vinegar, salt), sour cream powder (cream, maltodextrin, cultured buttermilk, reduced lactose whey, nonfat milk, natural flavor, sodium citrate, sour cream cultures), green bell pepper powder, spices, garlic powder, jalapeno pepper powder, citric acid, beet powder, tumeric, corn mesa, dried cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dried tomato, dried onion and garlic, whey, buttermilk, natural and artificial flavors, disodium phosphate, citric acid, yellow 6 lake, spice, paprika and tumeric oleoresins, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40 lake, whole white corn, dextrose, torula yeast, onion, hydrogenated protein, smoke flavoring, extract of paprika and spices.
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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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