Safe

Gummy choco

by Meiji

Open Food Facts label for barcode 6940996703292 · Meiji. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 6940996703292 · Serving size 3 pieces (28 g)

The verdict

Gummy choco by Meiji scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 105 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 105-component record, beginning with Sugar, Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 105 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
6940996703292
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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

96703292 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Gummy choco label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 105 ing. REG-PART 49% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-FINISH Olde cape cod, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …703292 · July 2026

51 of 105 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 96703292 · 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: Olde cape cod, balsamic with olive oil vinaigrette · Nearest score peer is Olde cape cod, balsamic with olive oil vinaigrette 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Gummy choco: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Gummy choco95/1002. Olde cape cod, balsamic with olive oil vinaigrette: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Olde cape cod, balsamic w…95/1003. Olde cape cod, light caesar marinade dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Olde cape cod, light caes…95/1004. Olde cape cod, vinaigrette & marinade dressing, toasted sesame, soy & ginger: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Olde cape cod, vinaigrett…95/1005. Olde cape cod, wasabi, soy & ginger: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Olde cape cod, wasabi, so…95/100
High-band neighbours for Gummy choco (95/100) outside Meiji.
Chart values as text

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

Gummy choco
95/100
Olde cape cod, balsamic with olive oil vinaigrette
95/100
Olde cape cod, light caesar marinade dressing
95/100
Olde cape cod, vinaigrette & marinade dressing, toasted sesame, soy & ginger
95/100
Olde cape cod, wasabi, soy & ginger
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Gummy choco lists 105 ingredients on its label

105 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 105 (100th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 105 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Palm Oil
3
Nonfat Dry Milk
4
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
5
Apple Juice
6
Grape Juice
7
Concentrated Orange Juice
8
Organic Peach Juice
9
Strawberry Juice
10
Organic Concentrated Raspberry Juice
11
Lemon Juice
12
Lime Juice
13
Black Currant Juice
14
Passion Fruit Juice
15
Concentrated Elder Juice
16
Kiwi Juice
17
Mango Juice
18
Pineapple Juice
19
Concentrated Banana Juice
20
Apricot Juice
21
Pear Juice
22
Plum Juice
23
Cherry Juice
24
Blueberry Juice
25
Organic Cranberry Juice
26
Pomegranate Juice
27
Organic Watermelon Juice
28
Cantaloupe Juice
29
Honeydew Juice
30
Papaya Juice
31
Guava Juice
32
Lychee Juice
33
Coconut Juice
34
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
35
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
36
Artificial Flavor
37
Artificial Color
38
Soy Lecithin
39
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
40
Sodium Citrate
41
Sodium Phosphate
42
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
43
Mono And Diglycerides
44
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
45
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
46
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
47
Locust Bean Gum
48
Guar Gum
49
Sodium Alginate
50
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
51
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
52
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
54
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
55
Ferric Orthophosphate
56
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
58
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Sodium Selenite
60
Sodium Molybdate
61
Chromium Chloride
62
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
63
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
64
Vitamin D3
65
Vitamin E Acetate
66
Vitamin K1
67
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
68
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
69
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
70
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
71
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
72
Vitamin B12
73
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
74
Pantothenic Acid
75
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
76
Choline Bitartrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
77
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
78
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
79
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
80
L-methionine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
81
L-tryptophan
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
82
L-tyrosine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
83
L-cystine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
84
L-phenylalanine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
85
L-leucine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
86
L-isoleucine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
87
L-valine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
88
L-lysine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
89
L-threonine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
90
L-histidine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
91
L-glutamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
92
L-arginine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
93
L-aspartic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
94
L-serine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
95
L-proline
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
96
L-glycine
97
L-alanine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
98
L-glutamic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
99
L-asparagine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
100
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
101
L-ornithine
102
L-citrulline
103
L-carnosine
104
L-hydroxyproline
Listed
105
L-hydroxylysine

Full Ingredient List

sugar, palm oil, nonfat dry milk, lactose, concentrated apple juice, concentrated grape juice, concentrated orange juice, concentrated peach juice, concentrated strawberry juice, concentrated raspberry juice, concentrated lemon juice, concentrated lime juice, concentrated black currant juice, concentrated passion fruit juice, concentrated elder juice, concentrated kiwi juice, concentrated mango juice, concentrated pineapple juice, concentrated banana juice, concentrated apricot juice, concentrated pear juice, concentrated plum juice, concentrated cherry juice, concentrated blueberry juice, concentrated cranberry juice, concentrated pomegranate juice, concentrated watermelon juice, concentrated cantaloupe juice, concentrated honeydew juice, concentrated papaya juice, concentrated guava juice, concentrated lychee juice, concentrated coconut juice, gelatin, lactic acid, artificial flavor, artificial color, soy lecithin, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, propylene glycol, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, carrageenan, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, sodium alginate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ferric orthophosphate, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, sodium molybdate, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, vitamin E acetate, vitamin K1, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, ascorbic acid, choline bitartrate, inositol, taurine, L-carnitine, L-methionine, L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine, L-cystine, L-phenylalanine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-histidine, L-glutamine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-serine, L-proline, L-glycine, L-alanine, L-glutamic acid, L-asparagine, L-glutamine, L-cysteine, L-ornithine, L-citrulline, L-carnosine, L-hydroxyproline, L-hydroxylysine, L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-histidine, L-glutamine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-serine, L-proline, L-glycine, L-alanine, L-glutamic acid, L-asparagine, L-glutamine, L-cysteine, L-ornithine, L-citrulline, L-carnosine, L-hydroxyproline, L-hydroxylysine

High-score cross-brand comparables for Gummy choco

Neighbours outside Meiji with screening scores in the same high band as Gummy choco (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Meiji; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gummy choco's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 105-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Gummy choco'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 6940996703292: 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.