Caution

Milk Chocolate Almonds

by Member's Mark

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0193968409685 · Member's Mark · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0193968409685 · Serving size 30g

The verdict

Milk Chocolate Almonds by Member's Mark scores 75/100 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 Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat; 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 14 analyzed
Group 3
Processed foods
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 3

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.

68409685 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Milk Chocolate Almonds label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G3 G3 processed NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-LONG Len top 73% LEAD-FLAG Trans Fat PHOTO-FINISH Smart sense, circus · ±0 BOOK-OFF …409685 · July 2026

2 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Trans Fat). Source sheet 68409685 · 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: Smart sense, circus peanuts · Nearest score peer is Smart sense, circus peanuts 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 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.

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. Milk Chocolate Almonds: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Milk Chocolate Almonds75/1002. Smart sense, circus peanuts: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Smart sense, circus peanu…75/1003. Juice cocktail from concentrate: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Juice cocktail from conce…75/1004. Smart sense, island trail mix: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Smart sense, island trail…75/1005. Mountain Rapids, Flavored Soda, Citrus: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mountain Rapids, Flavored…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Milk Chocolate Almonds (75/100 on 14 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Milk Chocolate Almonds
75/100
Smart sense, circus peanuts
75/100
Juice cocktail from concentrate
75/100
Smart sense, island trail mix
75/100
Mountain Rapids, Flavored Soda, Citrus
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 18,164 products we've scored in the Desserts category, the average safety score is 89.5/100. Milk Chocolate Almonds scores 14.5 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 89.5/100), 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 Desserts products

Milk Chocolate Almonds lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 27th percentile a longer ingredient list than 27% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Above this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Above this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Above this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Above this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Above this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Above this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Above this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts 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

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (27th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 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 11,156 Desserts 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 75/100 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.

Full Ingredient List

Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrate, Dietary Fiber, Total Sugars, Added Sugars, Protein, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, Potassium

Categories

Desserts Shelf stable desserts

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Milk Chocolate Almonds

Neighbours outside Member's Mark near Milk Chocolate Almonds's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Member's Mark; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Trans Fat is the first flagged ingredient selected from Milk Chocolate Almonds'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 Trans Fat. Open Trans Fat
  • Compare Milk Chocolate Almonds'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 0193968409685: 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.