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Private selection, salted caramel brownies

by Private Selection

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110000446 · Private Selection · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110000446 · Serving size 3.3 ONZ (93 g)

The verdict

Private selection, salted caramel brownies by Private Selection scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Brownie Mix, Sugar, Sugar. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

90/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

10000446 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Private selection, salted caramel brownies label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Deluxe Ice Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000446 · July 2026

17 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 10000446 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Deluxe Ice Cream · Nearest score peer is Deluxe Ice Cream at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Private selection, salted caramel brownies: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Private selection, salted…90/1002. Deluxe Ice Cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Deluxe Ice Cream90/1003. Deluxe artisan vanilla bean ice cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Deluxe artisan vanilla be…90/1004. Kroger, deluxe ice cream, chocolate chip: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Kroger, deluxe ice cream,…90/1005. Kroger, deluxe ice cream, rocky road: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Kroger, deluxe ice cream,…90/100
High-band neighbours for Private selection, salted caramel brownies (90/100) outside Private Selection.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Private selection, salted caramel brownies
90/100
Deluxe Ice Cream
90/100
Deluxe artisan vanilla bean ice cream
90/100
Kroger, deluxe ice cream, chocolate chip
90/100
Kroger, deluxe ice cream, rocky road
90/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Private selection, salted caramel brownies scores 3.9 points above that category average (90/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Private selection, salted caramel brownies lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Brownie Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Soybean Oil
12
Organic Cocoa
13
Egg Whites
14
Corn Syrup Solids
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Corn Starch
17
Leavening
18
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
19
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
20
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
21
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
22
Soy Flour
23
Nonfat Dry Milk
24
Natural And Artificial Flavors
25
Eggs
26
Caramel Fudge
27
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
28
Sweetened Condensed Nonfat Milk
29
Condensed Nonfat Milk
30
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Butter
32
Pasteurized Cream
33
Natural Flavors
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Starter Distillate
36
Water
37
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
38
Disodium Phosphate
39
Artificial Flavors
40
Caramel Coating
41
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
42
Whole Milk Powder
43
Cocoa Powder
44
Soy Lecithin
45
Emulsifier
46
Natural Flavor
47
Paprika Extract
48
Color
49
Semisweet Chocolate
50
Chocolate Liquor
51
Cocoa Butter
52
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
53
Heavy Cream
54
Milk
55
Cream
56
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
57
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
58
Carnauba Wax
59
Corn Starch

Full Ingredient List

Brownie mix (powdered sugar, sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], contains 2% or less of the following: dried egg whites, corn syrup solids, salt, corn starch, leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate], caramel color, dextrose, soy flour, nonfat dry milk, natural and artificial flavors). soybean oil, eggs, caramel fudge (corn syrup, sweetened condensed nonfat milk [condensed nonfat milk, sugar]), high fructose corn syrup, butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavors [lactic acid, starter distillate]), water, pectin, salt, disodium phosphate, artificial flavors), caramel coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, nonfat dry milk, whole milk powder, cocoa powder, soy lecithin [emulsifier], salt, natural flavor, paprika extract [color]), semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanillin), heavy cream (milk, cream, carrageenan), natural flavor, butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavors [lactic acid, starter distillate]), corn syrup, dextrose, salt, sea salt (sea salt, carnauba wax), modified corn starch.

Other products containing Sweetened Condensed Nonfat Milk

Sweetened Condensed Nonfat Milk is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Private selection, salted caramel brownies

Neighbours outside Private Selection with screening scores in the same high band as Private selection, salted caramel brownies (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Private Selection; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Private selection, salted caramel brownies's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Private selection, salted caramel brownies's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0011110000446: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.