Star Brites Peppermint Candy
Star Brites Peppermint Candy by Brach's, Ferrara Candy Company 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. Its Nutri-Score is E, 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
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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 Star Brites Peppermint Candy, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries 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 Star Brites Peppermint Candy 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
- Titanium Dioxide - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
- Barcode
- 0011300744365
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Star Brites Peppermint Candy's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Star Brites Peppermint Candy's 2/5 average puts it in the lower 100%, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Star Brites Peppermint Candy's 2/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Star Brites Peppermint Candy's mapped ingredients average out to 2/5, which is 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.