Trail mix
by Archer Farms
Contains 11 flagged ingredients
Trail mix by Archer Farms 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 11 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
Trail mix by Archer Farms 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 11 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, Trail 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 E 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 | 11 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Honey roasted peanuts (peanuts, sugar, honey, vegetable oil [peanut, cottonseed, soybean and/or sunflower seed], salt, modified potato starch, maltodextrin and xanthan gum), purple and pink coated pretzel balls (white chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor], pretzel balls [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, vegetable oil {corn, canola and/or soybean}, salt, malt, corn syrup, baking soda, yeast], contains less than 1% of the following: gum acacia, sugar, confectioner's glaze, fractionated coconut oil, sunflower lecithin, red 3, rice protein, carmine), m&m's brand milk chocolate candies (milk chocolate [sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors], sugar, cornstarch, less than 1% - corn syrup, dextrin, coloring [includes yellow 5, blue 1, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 2], gum acacia), cookies (bleached wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, rainbow nonpareils [sugar, corn starch, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5, carnauba wax, red 3, blue 1, red 40, yellow 6, blue 2], artificial flavor, soy lecithin, salt, baking soda), white chocolate raisins (white chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor], raisins coated with less than 1% sunflower and/or canola oil, gum acacia, sugar, confectioner's glaze), white chocolate marshmallow bits (white chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor], dehydrated marshmallows [sugar, corn syrup, modified cornstarch, gelatin, sodium hexametaphosphate, artificial flavor, natural flavor, artificial color {blue 1}], gum acacia, sugar, confectioner's glaze).
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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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