The Bakery
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for The Bakery, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
The Bakery averages 67.6/100 across the 240 of 264 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 59.2% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 67.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 240 scored products
- 264
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 59.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.3%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 264 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins The bakery, message heart sugar cookies; Frosted Sugar Cookies; Mini Frosted Sugar Cookies; 59.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 67.6/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
| Signal | The Bakery | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 67.6/100 | Below-average |
| Products tracked | 264 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 59.2% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About The Bakery
The Bakery: 264 products tracked, 240 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 67.6/100, 59.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
59.2% of the scored The Bakery products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and The Bakery sits 25.2 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), The Bakery's 59.2% flagged share is 41.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
The Bakery processing intensity
The Bakery's NOVA-classified set is 232 products: 98.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 228 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 228. That ultra-processed share sits 20 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where The Bakery shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, The Bakery concentrates in Snacks (194, 89% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (20); Baking-decorations (2); Desserts (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 193 | 60.1/100 | 69.4% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 20 | 98.5/100 | 20% |
| Baking-decorations | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
The Bakery's 59.2% flagged share is measured across 240 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
The Bakery flagged share vs large-brand cohort
59.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
59% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. 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
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (67.6/100) summarizes 240 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
The Bakery product score distribution
Brand average 67.6/100 across 240 scored products
68 35th percentile sits above 35% of the 240 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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
- 0–10
- 46 scored products (19%)
- 10–20
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 20–30
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 30–40
- 6 scored products (3%)
- 40–50
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 19 scored products (8%)
- 60–70
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 15 scored products (6%)
- 80–90
- 16 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 24 scored products (10%)
- 100 and above
- 98 scored products (41%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
The Bakery relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 240 The Bakery products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 70. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | The Bakery products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 70 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 68 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 65 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 58 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 36 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Carrageenan | 33 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 27 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 22 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted The Bakery records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (49 ingredients and 0/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 49 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is The bakery, message heart sugar cookies, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (11). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- The bakery, message heart sugar cookies: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 53 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Mini Frosted Sugar Cookies: 58 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 54 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies: 54 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- The bakery, sugar cookies: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- The bakery, sugar cookies: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Sugar Cookies: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 11 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Shortbread Cookies With Sprinkles: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Golden Vanilla & Chocolate Mini Cupcakes: 60 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- The bakery, assorted cookies: 47 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies: 45 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Assorted Cookies: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Assorted cookies, assorted: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 8 flagged.
- Frosted cake: 64 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- The bakery, apple pie mini cupcakes, cinnamon cream cheese: 70 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Mini Cupcakes: 59 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- The bakery, patriotic star cookies, vanilla: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Rainbow Blast Cake: 73 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Mini Confetti Cupcakes: 66 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- The bakery, mini candy bite cookies: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Assorted cookies, assorted: 46 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Party Cake Mini Muffins: 55 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- The bakery, gametime mini cupcakes, golden vanilla with buttercreme icing: 53 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Confetti Mini Cupcakes: 61 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Confetti cupcakes: 53 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Blueberry Cake Donut Holes: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Rainbow Treats: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sliced Loaf Cake: 48 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- The bakery, cupcake with icing, golden vanilla: 53 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- The bakery, halloween thumbprint cookies, vanilla butter creme: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- The bakery, cheese cake sampeer: 75 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies: 46 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Frosted Sugar Cookies: 47 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Cheesecake: 48 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 5 flagged.
- The bakery, gourmet mini candy bite cookies: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Creme cake: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Pumpkin Danish: 73 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies: 43 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- The bakery, frosted sugar cookies, vanilla bean: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Chocolate chip cookie cake with buttercream icing: 52 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Treats For Two, Carrot Cake Layer With Real Ice Cream Cheese Icing: 46 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes: 56 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- The bakery, carrot cake: 45 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
Products by The Bakery
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 214 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for The Bakery: closest on tracked product count (264 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (67.6/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Bakery food safe? ▼
The Bakery has an average safety score of 68/100 across the 240 of 264 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 59.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many The Bakery products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 264 The Bakery products. 240 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 24 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the The Bakery catalog? ▼
The Bakery has 232 NOVA-classified products; 98.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 228 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the The Bakery catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, The Bakery concentrates in Snacks (194, 89% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (20); Baking-decorations (2); Desserts (1).
Does The Bakery use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which The Bakery items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this The Bakery profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with The bakery, message heart sugar cookies, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (11) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 70 scored The Bakery products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare The Bakery's 67.6/100 average and 59.2% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
