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Assorted fine chocolates, assorted

by Russell Stover

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077260000095 · Russell Stover · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077260000095 · Serving size 2 PIECES (32 g)

The verdict

Assorted fine chocolates, assorted by Russell Stover scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 73 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 73-component record, beginning with Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter. 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 73 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

30/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

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.

60000095 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Assorted fine chocolates, assorted label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 73 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Red Velvet Bark · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000095 · July 2026

13 of 73 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 60000095 · 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: Red Velvet Bark · Nearest score peer is Red Velvet Bark 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Assorted fine chocolates, assorted: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Assorted fine chocolates,…45/1002. Red Velvet Bark: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Red Velvet Bark45/1003. Palmer's candies, red velvet bark: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Palmer's candies, red vel…45/1004. Rainbow Ice Cream: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Rainbow Ice Cream45/1005. Ooey gooey rolls, cinnamon: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ooey gooey rolls, cinnamon45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Assorted fine chocolates, assorted (45/100 on 73 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Assorted fine chocolates, assorted
45/100
Red Velvet Bark
45/100
Palmer's candies, red velvet bark
45/100
Rainbow Ice Cream
45/100
Ooey gooey rolls, cinnamon
45/100

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. Assorted fine chocolates, assorted scores 41.1 points below that category average (45/100 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

Assorted fine chocolates, assorted lists 73 ingredients on its label

73 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 73 (100th 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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 73 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dark Chocolate
2
Chocolate Processed With Alkali
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Milk Fat
5
Soy Lecithin
6
Emulsifier
7
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
8
Artificial Flavor
9
Milk Chocolate
10
Whole Milk
11
Natural Chocolate
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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Condensed Milk
15
Cream
16
Brown Sugar
17
Palm Kernel Oil
18
Coconut With Sodium Metabisulfite
19
Preserves Whiteness
20
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Molasses
22
Cherries
23
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Water
25
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
26
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
27
Preservatives
28
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Preserves Color
31
Almonds
32
Peanut Butter
33
Dry Roasted Peanuts
34
Hydrogenated Cottonseed/rapeseed Oil
35
Soy Oil
36
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
37
Walnuts
38
Chocolate Sprinkles
39
Unsweetened Chocolate
40
Cocoa Processed With Potassium Carbonate
41
Edible Shellac
42
Butter
43
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Cocoa Powder
45
White Chocolate
46
Raisins
47
Sunflower Oil
48
Natural And Artificial Flavors
49
Honey
50
Egg Whites
51
Apricots With Sulfur Dioxide
52
Pecans
53
Maple Sugar
54
Spice
55
Invertase
56
Enzyme
57
Tapioca Flour
58
Fd&c Colors
59
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
60
And Yellow 5 & 6
61
Blue 1 & 2
62
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
63
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
64
Soybean Oil
65
Mixed Tocopherols
66
Antioxidant
67
Mono And Diglycerides With Citric Acid
68
Carmine Color
69
Raspberries
70
Strawberries
71
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
72
Apples
73
Nonfat Milk Solids And Lemon Peel

Full Ingredient List

Dark chocolate {sugar, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)}, milk chocolate {sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter, chocolate, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)}, corn syrup, sugar, condensed milk, cream, brown sugar, palm kernel oil, coconut with sodium metabisulfite (preserves whiteness), invert sugar, molasses, cherries {cherries, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, sugar, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), fd&c red 40, sulfur dioxide (preserves color)}, almonds, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, hydrogenated cottonseed/rapeseed oil, soy oil, salt), walnuts, chocolate sprinkles {sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa processed with potassium carbonate, soy lecithin, edible shellac, corn syrup, salt, vanillin (artificial flavor)}, butter, sorbitol, salt, cocoa powder, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, soy lecithin (emulsifier), artificial flavor, salt), raisins (raisins, sunflower oil), natural and artificial flavors, honey, dried egg whites, apricots with sulfur dioxide (preserves color), pecans, maple sugar, soy lecithin (emulsifier), spice, invertase (enzyme), tapioca flour, fd&c colors (red 40, yellow 5 & 6, blue 1 & 2), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), caramel color, citric acid, soybean oil, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), mono and diglycerides with citric acid (antioxidant), carmine color, raspberries, strawberries, orange peel, apples, whole milk, nonfat milk solids and lemon peel.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies Bonbons

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Assorted fine chocolates, assorted

Neighbours outside Russell Stover in the same lower screening band as Assorted fine chocolates, assorted (45/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Russell Stover; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Assorted fine chocolates, assorted's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 73-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Assorted fine chocolates, assorted's 3 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 0077260000095: 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.