Wekkskey Farms, Belgian Chocolates

by Bj's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Wekkskey Farms, Belgian Chocolates by Bj's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0888670026410
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.5 ONZ (42 g)

What the Data Says About

Wekkskey Farms, Belgian Chocolates by Bj's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Wekkskey Farms, Belgian Chocolates is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Wekkskey Farms, Belgian Chocolates
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Milk
4
Cocoa Butter
5
Unsweetened Chocolate
6
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
7
Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin
8
White Chocolate
9
Nonfat Milk
10
Organic Soy Lecithin As An Emulsifier
11
Vanilla Flavor
12
Dark Chocolate
13
Butterfat
14
Vegetable Fat
15
Palm
16
Palm Kernel
17
Organic Coconut
18
Rapeseed
19
Colza
20
Organic Sunflower
21
Hazelnuts
22
Sorbitol Syrup
23
Sweetened Condensed Milk
24
Glucose Syrup
25
Wheat Flour
26
Reduced Fat Cocoa Powder
27
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
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
29
Dominican Republic Chocolate
30
Almonds
31
Water
32
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Emulsifiers
34
Soy Lecithin
35
Sunflower Lecithin
36
Mono - And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
37
Coffee
38
Spices
39
Natural Flavor
40
Added Color
41
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
42
Curcumin
43
Paprika
44
Beetroot
45
Vanilla Extract
46
Anhydrous Butterfat
47
Barley Malt Flour
48
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
49
Soy Flour
50
Baking Soda
51
Milk Protein
52
Antioxidant
53
Tocopherol
54
Humectant
55
Glycerol
56
Acidity Regulator
57
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

Full Ingredient List

Milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, lactose, emulsifier: soy lecithin), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, nonfat milk, soy lecithin as an emulsifier, vanilla flavor), dark chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soy lecithin), sugar, butterfat, vegetable fat (palm, palm kernel, coconut, rapeseed, colza, sunflower), hazelnuts, sorbitol syrup, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), glucose syrup, wheat flour, reduced fat cocoa powder, nonfat milk, whey, lactose, dextrose, dominican republic chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin as an emulsifier, vanilla flavor), cocoa butter, almonds, water, high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin, mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), coffee, spices, flavor, added color (titanium dioxide, curcumin, paprika, beetroot), vanilla extract, anhydrous butterfat, barley malt flour, salt, soy flour, baking soda, milk protein, antioxidant (tocopherol), humectant (glycerol), acidity regulator (citric acid).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial