Caution

Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates

by Russell Stover

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077260042217 · Russell Stover · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077260042217 · Serving size 2 PIECES (34 g)

The verdict

Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates by Russell Stover scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 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 59-component record, beginning with Ingredients Consist Of Chocolate, Sugar, Natural Chocolate. 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 59 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.

60042217 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Assorted Fine Chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …042217 · July 2026

10 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 60042217 · 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: Assorted Fine Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Assorted Fine Chocolate 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. Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Russell stover, assorted …75/1002. Assorted Fine Chocolate: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Assorted Fine Chocolate75/1003. Orange fruit flavored jelly centers enrobed in smooth dark chocolate sugar free bites, orange: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Orange fruit flavored jel…75/1004. Mini Red Fish: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Red Fish75/1005. Yogurt Pretzels: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Yogurt Pretzels75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates (75/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates
75/100
Assorted Fine Chocolate
75/100
Orange fruit flavored jelly centers enrobed in smooth dark chocolate sugar free bites, orange
75/100
Mini Red Fish
75/100
Yogurt Pretzels
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. Russell stover, assorted 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

Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 59 (98th 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 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ingredients Consist Of Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Natural Chocolate
4
Chocolate Processed With Alkali
5
Cocoa Butter
6
Whole Milk
7
Milk Fat
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Emulsifier
10
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
11
Artificial Flavor
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
Coconut With Sodium Metabisulfite
14
Condensed Milk
15
Dairy Cream
16
Peanut Butter
17
Dry Roasted Peanuts
18
Hydrogenated Cottonseed/rapeseed Oil
19
Soy Oil
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
22
Palm Kernel
23
Soybean
24
Cottonseed
25
Brown Sugar
26
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
27
Molasses
28
Nonfat Milk Solids
29
Cherries
30
Water
31
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
32
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
33
Preservatives
34
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Nuts
37
Walnuts
38
Almonds
39
Pecans
40
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
Cocoa Powder
42
Honey
43
Egg Albumen
44
Raisins
45
Natural And Artificial Flavors
46
Strawberries
47
Apricots With Sulfur Dioxide
48
Mono And Diglycerides With Citric Acid
49
Butter
50
Spice
51
Fd&c Colors
52
Red #40
53
Blue #1
54
Yellow #5 & #6
55
Tapioca Flour
56
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Natural Antioxidant
58
Invertase
59
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, coconut with sodium metabisulfite (to promote color retention), condensed milk, dairy cream, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, hydrogenated cottonseed/rapeseed oil, soy oil, salt), partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (palm kernel, soybean, cottonseed), brown sugar, invert sugar, molasses, whole milk, nonfat milk solids, cherries [cherries, corn syrup, water, sugar, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), fd&c red #40], nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans), sorbitol, salt, cocoa powder, honey, egg albumen, raisins, natural and artificial flavors, strawberries, apricots with sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), mono and diglycerides with citric acid (to help protect flavor), soy lecithin (an emulsifier), butter, spice, fd&c colors (red #40, blue #1, yellow #5 & #6), tapioca flour, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), tocopherols (a natural antioxidant, and invertase (an enzyme).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies Bonbons

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates

Neighbours outside Russell Stover near Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates's mid-band score (75/100). 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 Russell stover, assorted fine chocolates's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Russell stover, assorted 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 0077260042217: 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.