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Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239051726 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239051726 · Serving size 1/4 cup (35 g)

The verdict

Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix scores 30/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Cocoa Dusted Almonds, Almonds, Sugar. 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.

30/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 57 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

23/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

30/100

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.

39051726 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 30/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …051726 · July 2026

16 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 39051726 · 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

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.

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. Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix scores 56.1 points below that category average (30/100 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

Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 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: 57 (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 30/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cocoa Dusted Almonds
2
Almonds
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
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
5
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Cocoa Powder
7
Natural Flavors
8
Cream
9
Butter Powder
10
Butter
11
Nonfat Milk
12
BHA
Avoid GRAS
13
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
14
Sweetened Condensed Milk
15
Milk
16
Cream
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Molasses Powder
20
Molasses
21
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Baking Soda
24
Glycerine
25
Sweet Creme Almonds
26
Natural Flavors Including Vanilla
27
White Chocolate Peppermint Coated Pretzel Balls
28
White Chocolate
29
Cocoa Butter
30
Natural Flavor
31
Pretzel Balls
32
Enriched Wheat Flour
33
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Reduced Iron
35
Thiamin Mononitrate
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Vegetable Oil
39
Corn
40
Soybean
41
Yeast
42
Crushed Peppermint Candy
43
Peppermint Oil
44
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
45
Gum Acacia
46
Peppermint Flavor
47
Confectioner's Glaze
48
Semi Sweet Chocolate Chunks
49
Chocolate Liquor
50
Soy Lecithin And Vanilla
51
White Chocolate Marshmallow Bits
52
Marshmallows
53
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
54
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
55
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
56
Artificial Flavor
57
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Cocoa dusted almonds (almonds, sugar, corn syrup, fructose, cocoa powder, contains less than 2% of the following: natural flavors [including cream), butter powder [butter {cream, salt}, nonfat milk, bha {as preservative}], dextrose, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], butter [cream, salt], peanut oil, salt, molasses powder [sugar, molasses, caramel color], soy lecithin, baking soda, glycerine, caramel color), sweet creme almonds (almonds, sugar, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar], butter [cream, salt], peanut oil, soy lecithin, natural flavors including vanilla, baking soda, glycerine, caramel color), white chocolate peppermint coated pretzel balls (white chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor], pretzel balls [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, vegetable oil {canola, corn, and/or soybean}, salt, corn syrup, baking soda, yeast], crushed peppermint candy [sugar, corn syrup, peppermint oil, red 40], contains less than 1% of the following: gum acacia, sugar, natural peppermint flavor, confectioner's glaze), semi sweet chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin and vanilla), white chocolate marshmallow bits (white chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor], dehydrated marshmallows [sugar, corn syrup, modified cornstarch, gelatin, sodium hexametaphosphate, artificial flavor, natural flavor, blue 1], gum acacia, sugar, confectioner's glaze).

Other products containing Natural Flavors Including Vanilla

Natural Flavors Including Vanilla is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Peppermint hot cocoa with cocoa dusted almonds, sweet creme almonds, white chocolate peppermint pretzel balls, chocolate chunks & white chocolate marshmallow bits indulgent trail mix'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 0085239051726: 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.