Concern

Assorted milk & dark chocolates

by Russell Stover

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077260101099 · Russell Stover · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077260101099 · Serving size 33 g

The verdict

Assorted milk & dark chocolates by Russell Stover scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 68 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 68-component record, beginning with Milk Chocolate, Whole Milk, 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 68 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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

60101099 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Assorted milk & dark chocolates label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 68 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Sugar Free Syrup · ±0 BOOK-OFF …101099 · July 2026

16 of 68 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 60101099 · 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: Sugar Free Syrup · Nearest score peer is Sugar Free Syrup at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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 milk & dark chocolates: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Assorted milk & dark choc…65/1002. Sugar Free Syrup: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sugar Free Syrup65/1003. French vanilla sugar free coffee creamer, french vanilla: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. French vanilla sugar free…65/1004. Country baker, eclair pie: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Country baker, eclair pie65/1005. Italian Seasoned Croutons: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Seasoned Croutons65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Assorted milk & dark chocolates (65/100 on 68 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Assorted milk & dark chocolates
65/100
Sugar Free Syrup
65/100
French vanilla sugar free coffee creamer, french vanilla
65/100
Country baker, eclair pie
65/100
Italian Seasoned Croutons
65/100

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 milk & dark chocolates scores 21.1 points below that category average (65/100 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 milk & dark chocolates lists 68 ingredients on its label

68 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 68 (99th 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 68 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milk Chocolate
2
Whole Milk
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Natural Chocolate
5
Soy Lecithin
6
Emulsifier
7
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
8
Artificial Flavor
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
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
11
Dark Chocolate
12
Chocolate Processed With Alkali
13
Milk Fat
14
Peanuts
15
Condensed Milk
16
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Cream
18
Brown Sugar
19
Palm Kernel Oil
20
Almonds
21
Cocoa Powder
22
White Chocolate
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Strawberries
25
Egg Whites
26
Whey Protein Isolate
27
Milk
28
Invertase
29
Enzyme
30
Natural And Artificial Flavors
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
Soybean Oil
33
Mixed Tocopherols
34
Antioxidant
35
Fd&c Colors
36
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
And Yellow 5 & 6
38
Blue 1 & 2
39
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
40
Preservatives
41
Honey
42
Butter
43
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
44
Spice
45
Walnuts
46
Pecans
47
Mono And Diglycerides With Citric Acid
48
Maple Sugar
49
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
50
Sodium Hydroxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FUMIGANT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
51
Apricots With Sulfur Dioxide
52
Preserves Color
53
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
54
Water
55
Raspberries
56
Carmine Color
57
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
58
Coconut With Sodium Metabisulfide
59
Preserves Whiteness
60
Nonfat Milk Solids
61
Tart Cherries
62
Lemon Peel
63
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
64
Evaporated Milk
65
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
66
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
67
Vitamin D3
68
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Milk chocolate {sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter, chocolate, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)}, sugar, corn syrup, dark chocolate {sugar, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)}, peanuts, condensed milk, invert sugar, cream, brown sugar, palm kernel oil, almonds, cocoa powder, white chocolate {sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, soy lecithin (emulsifier), artificial flavor, salt}, salt, strawberries, dried egg whites, whey protein isolate (milk) invertase (enzyme), natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin (emulsifier), citric acid, soybean oil, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), FD&C colors (red 40, yellow 5 & 6, blue 1 & 2), sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives) honey, butter, tapioca starch, spice, walnuts, pecans, mono and diglycerides with citric acid (antioxidant), maple sugar, caramel color, sodium hydroxide, apricots with sulfur dioxide (preserves color) orange peel (orange peel, water, citric acid), raspberries, carmine color, maltodextrin, coconut with sodium metabisulfide (preserves whiteness), whole milk, nonfat milk solids, tart cherries, lemon peel, tartaric acid, evaporated milk (milk, dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, vitamin d3) and sorbitol.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Assorted milk & dark chocolates

Neighbours outside Russell Stover near Assorted milk & dark chocolates's mid-band score (65/100). 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 milk & dark chocolates's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 68-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Assorted milk & dark chocolates'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 0077260101099: 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.