Caution

Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste

by Kirkland Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0096619985012 · Kirkland Signature · Specific products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0096619985012 · Serving size 1 tablet

The verdict

Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste by Kirkland Signature scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by Sorbitol, Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 14 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0096619985012
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

19985012 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-MOST 64% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 39% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Energy Shot · ±0 BOOK-OFF …985012 · July 2026

9 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 19985012 · 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: Energy Shot · Nearest score peer is Energy Shot 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score is not defined for this product's category. The model excludes certain categories by design — among them plain waters, herbs, teas and coffees, and some single-ingredient products — rather than attempting a grade and failing. No nutritional band therefore accompanies the additive screen on this page, and its absence is a property of the category rather than a finding about this particular label. The registry screen below is unaffected by the exclusion and covers additive ratings as normal.

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. Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chewable C Tangy Orange T…85/1002. Energy Shot: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Energy Shot85/1003. Energy Shot (Pomegranate): 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Energy Shot (Pomegranate)85/1004. Fully Cooked Bacon Crumbles: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fully Cooked Bacon Crumbl…85/1005. TOCINO: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. TOCINO85/100
High-band neighbours for Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste (85/100) outside Kirkland Signature.
Chart values as text

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

Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste
85/100
Energy Shot
85/100
Energy Shot (Pomegranate)
85/100
Fully Cooked Bacon Crumbles
85/100
TOCINO
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste scores 8.5 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.5/100), 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 Specific products products

Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 61st percentile a longer ingredient list than 61% of the 72 products we track

0–2: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 6 products (8%). Below this entry. 6–8: 4 products (6%). Below this entry. 8–10: 8 products (11%). Below this entry. 10–12: 11 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (15%). Below this entry. 14–16: 9 products (13%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 2 products (3%). Above this entry. 18–20: 4 products (6%). Above this entry. 22–24: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 24–26: 2 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 2 products (3%). Above this entry. 40–42: 5 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Specific products 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

72 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (61st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (1%)
2–4
3 products (4%)
4–6
6 products (8%)
6–8
4 products (6%)
8–10
8 products (11%)
10–12
11 products (15%)
12–14
11 products (15%)
14–16
9 products (13%)
16–18
2 products (3%)
18–20
4 products (6%)
22–24
1 products (1%)
24–26
2 products (3%)
28–30
1 products (1%)
30–32
1 products (1%)
32–34
1 products (1%)
36–38
2 products (3%)
40 and above
5 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. The comparison here runs against the 72 Specific products 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 14 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
3
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Corn Starch
5
Magnesium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT
GRAS
6
Natural Orange Flavor
7
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
8
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
9
Orange Juice Powder
10
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
11
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
12
Annatto Extract
13
Color
14
Potassium Hydroxide
FORMULATION AID, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Sorbitol, Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Corn Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Natural Orange Flavor, Silicon Dioxide, Sucralose, Orange Juice Powder, Maltodextrin, Lactose, Annatto Extract (color), Potassium Hydroxide.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste

Neighbours outside Kirkland Signature with screening scores in the same high band as Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kirkland Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 14-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Chewable C Tangy Orange Taste's 1 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 0096619985012: 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.