Caution

dayquil kids honey

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0323900042698. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0323900042698

The verdict

dayquil kids honey scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 37-component record, beginning with Drug Facts, Continued, Children 12 Yrs. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0323900042698
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.

00042698 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

dayquil kids honey label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …042698 · July 2026

5 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 00042698 · 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 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

dayquil kids honey lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 37 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 37 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Drug Facts
2
Continued
3
Children 12 Yrs
4
Sodium 14 Mg •Store At No Greater Than 25°c Inactive Ingredients Citric Acid
5
C Yellow No
6
Fd
7
C Green No
8
C Red No
9
Natural Flavor
10
Honey
11
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
12
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
13
Saccharin Sodium
14
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
15
Sodium Citrate
16
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
18
Water
19
Xanthan Gum Questions?1-800-362-1683 Drug Facts
20
Maoi
21
Certain Drugs Form Depression
22
Psychiatric Or Emotional Conditions
23
Or Parkinson's Disease
24
Or For 2 Weeks After Stopping The Maoi Drug
25
If You Do Not Know If Your Prescription Drug
26
Ask A Doctor Or Pharmacist Before Taking This Product
27
Mucus
28
Persistent Or Chronic Cough Such As Occurs With Smoking
29
Asthma
30
Chronic Bronchitis Or Emphysema When Using This Product
31
Do Not Use More Than Directed
32
Stop Use And Ask A Doctor If ⚫You Get Nervous
33
Comes Back Or Occurs With A Fever
34
Rash Or Persistent Headache T Could Be Signs Of A Serious Condition
35
Breast-feeding
36
Ask A Health Before Use
37
Keep Out Of Reach Of Se Of Overdose

Full Ingredient List

drug facts (continued) directions take only as directed only use the dose cup provided • do not exceed 4 doses per 24 hrs adults , children 12 yrs , over 30 ml every 4 hrs children 6 to under 12 yrs children 4 to under 6 yrs children under 4 yrs other information 15 ml every 4 hrs ask a doctor do not use each 15 ml contains: sodium 14 mg •store at no greater than 25°c inactive ingredients citric acid, d,c yellow no, 10, fd,c green no, 3, fd,c red no, 40, fd,c yellow no, 6, flavor (with honey), glycerin, propylene glycol, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol, sucralose, water, xanthan gum questions?1-800-362-1683 drug facts (continued) warnings aud no not use if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (maoi) (certain drugs form depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or parkinson's disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping the maoi drug, if you do not know if your prescription drug contains an maoi, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product, ask a doctor before use if you have heart disease high blood pressure thyroid disease diabetes trouble urinating due to enlarged prostate gland cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus) persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema when using this product, do not use more than directed, stop use and ask a doctor if ⚫you get nervous, dizzy or sleepless •symptoms do not improve within 7 days or occur with a fever cough persists for more than 7 days, comes back or occurs with a fever, rash or persistent headache t could be signs of a serious condition, *or breast-feeding, ask a health before use, keep out of reach of se of overdose, get medical help or 1 control center right away,

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from dayquil kids honey's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 37-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare dayquil kids honey'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 0323900042698: 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.