Safe

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley

by Target Brands Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239077887 · Target Brands Inc. · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239077887 · Serving size 0.25 cup (41 g)

The verdict

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley by Target Brands Inc. scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Liquor, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 43 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

39077887 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Caramel PHOTO-FINISH Unbleached All Purpose · ±0 BOOK-OFF …077887 · July 2026

10 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel). Source sheet 39077887 · 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: Unbleached All Purpose Flour · Nearest score peer is Unbleached All Purpose Flour at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chocolate Caramel Nut Med…100/1002. Unbleached All Purpose Flour: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Unbleached All Purpose Fl…100/1003. Crispy Onion Strings: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Crispy Onion Strings100/1004. Southwest-Style Tortilla Strips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Southwest-Style Tortilla …100/1005. Classic mc n cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Classic mc n cheese100/100
High-band neighbours for Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley (100/100) outside Target Brands Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley
100/100
Unbleached All Purpose Flour
100/100
Crispy Onion Strings
100/100
Southwest-Style Tortilla Strips
100/100
Classic mc n cheese
100/100

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. Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% 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: 43 (92nd 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

1
Dark Chocolate
2
Chocolate Liquor
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Cocoa Butter
5
Soy Lecithin
6
Vanilla
7
Milk Chocolate
8
Whole Milk
9
Almonds
10
Pomegranate Fruits Gels
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
Pomegranate Juice
15
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Sodium Citrate
17
Natural Flavor
18
Fruit And Vegetable Extracts
19
Color
20
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
21
Carnauba Wax
22
Hazelnuts
23
Filberts
24
Cashews
25
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
26
Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk
27
Skim Milk
28
Evaporated Milk
29
Milk
30
Dipotassium Phosphate And Carrageenan
31
Vitamin D3
32
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
33
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
34
Raisins
35
Gum Acacia
36
Vegetable Oil
37
Peanut
38
Cottonseed
39
Soybean
40
Sunflower Seed
41
Canola
42
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
43
Confectioner's Glaze

Full Ingredient List

Dark chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin, vanilla), almonds, pomegranate fruits gels (corn syrup, sugar, cornstarch, citric acid, pomegranate juice, pectin, sodium citrate, natural flavor, fruit and vegetable extracts [color], coconut oil, carnauba wax), hazelnuts (filberts), cashews, caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk [skim milk, sugar], sugar, coconut oil, evaporated milk [milk, dipotassium phosphate and carrageenan {stabilizers}, vitamin d3], salt, vanilla, xanthan gum), raisins, contains less than 1% of each of the following: gum acacia, vegetable oil (peanut, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower seed and/or canola), sugar, sea salt, confectioner's glaze.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley

Neighbours outside Target Brands Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Brands Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Chocolate Caramel Nut Medley has a longer ingredient list than 92% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0085239077887: 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.