Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea

Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea by Western Family Foods Inc. has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages / Dried products / Dried products to be rehydrated / Dehydrated beverages

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

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

Sugar, hydrogenated coconut oil, maltodextrin, nonfat dry milk, sweet whey, instant tea, natural flavors, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, salt, refinery syrup, honey, dipotassium phosphate, silicon dioxide, mono-and diglycerides, soy lecithin, spice, surcalose.

Product Details

Barcode
0015400069465
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Distinct Selection Gourmet Tea, Latte Drink Mix, Chai Tea's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, which is the Low Risk 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.