Meijer NOVA 4

Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry

Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry by Meijer 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

How This Score Is Built

Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry 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). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are 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 Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry 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, gelatin, contains 2% or less of adipic acid (for tartness), sodium citrate (controls acidity), artificial flavor, fumaric acid (for tartness), salt, red #40, dimethylpolysiloxane (prevents foam), blue #1.

Product Details

Brand
Meijer
Barcode
0041250691549
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Meijer

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Meijer, gelatin dessert, cherry'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.