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Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters

by Nerds

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0079200085391 · Nerds. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0079200085391 · Serving size 6 pieces (28 g)

The verdict

Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters by Nerds scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 20 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 20-component label is layered, beginning with Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 20 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0079200085391
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00085391 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-LAYERED 20 ing. REG-PART 55% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 29% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Gummy Halos · ±0 BOOK-OFF …085391 · July 2026

11 of 20 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 00085391 · 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: Gummy Halos · Nearest score peer is Gummy Halos 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters0/1002. Gummy Halos: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Gummy Halos0/1003. Gummies Fruity Splitz: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Gummies Fruity Splitz0/1004. Sweettart candycanes: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Sweettart candycanes0/1005. Sweet Tarts Chewy Fusions: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Sweet Tarts Chewy Fusions0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters (0/100 on 20 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters
0/100
Gummy Halos
0/100
Gummies Fruity Splitz
0/100
Sweettart candycanes
0/100
Sweet Tarts Chewy Fusions
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters lists 20 ingredients on its label

20 71st percentile a longer ingredient list than 71% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 20 (71st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 20 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
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
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Water
4
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
5
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
6
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
7
Modified Food Starch
8
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
9
Dl-malic Acid
10
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
11
Sodium Citrate
12
Natural And Artificial Flavors
13
Gum Arabic
14
Carnauba Wax
15
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Color Added
18
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Blue 1. Manufactured By Ferrara Candy Company Chicago

Full Ingredient List

CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, WATER, DEXTROSE, GELATIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CITRIC ACID, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALIC ACID (DL-MALIC ACID), PECTIN, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUM ARABIC, CARNAUBA WAX, RED 40, RED 40 LAKE, COLOR ADDED, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1. MANUFACTURED BY FERRARA CANDY COMPANY CHICAGO, IL 60607 TM & ©2025 FERRARA CANDY COMPANY Patent www.ferrara.com/patents. All Rights Reserved. Safety Warning: Small objects such as hard and soft candies may Inadvertently become lodged in the throat. 161706

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters

Neighbours outside Nerds in the same lower screening band as Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nerds; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 20-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters's 4 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 0079200085391: 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.