Brach's NOVA 4

Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic

Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic: 2/5 ingredient safety

Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic by Brach's has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 2 out of 5, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

2 Top 100% in the bottom 1% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

2
Caution
Average ingredient safety: 2 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
0
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Corn syrup, sugar, peppermint oil, titanium dioxide [color], red 40, red 3, yellow 6, blue 1.

Product Details

Brand
Brach's
Barcode
0004142001993
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 2/5, Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic sits behind 100% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 2/5 ingredient safety score mean?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 2/5 average places Conversation Hearts Candy, Classic in the Caution tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.