Dulce de leche creme pie
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Dulce de leche creme pie receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Dulce de leche creme pie carries a composite safety score of 45/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Dulce de leche creme pie is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Whipping cream (cream, sugar, nonfat milk, invert sugar, modified corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor, carrageenan, polysorbate 60), whipped topping (water, non-hydrogenated palm kernel oil, sugar, non-hydrogenated coconut oil, sodium caseinate, natural flavor, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, xanthan gum, guar gum, beta carotene for color), enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dulce de leche (milk, cane sugar, corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, ethyl vanilla), water, vegetable oil (palm, soybean), mousse powder (sugar, corn syrup solids, partially hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel and soybean oil, nonfat dry milk, whey, modified tapioca starch, lactose, glycerol lacto esters of fatty acids, sodium caseinate, mono - and diglycerides, sodium silicon aluminate, dipotassium phosphate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin, citric acid, yellow 5, yellow 6), vanilla pudding (sugar, modified tapioca starch, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and disodium phosphate, sodium alginate, calcium sulfate, salt, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil with bht and tbhq and citric acid for freshness, yellow 5, yellow 6), caramel topping (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar, corn syrup], corn syrup solids, coconut oil, butter [cream, salt], corn starch, water, salt, disodium phosphate, natural flavor, pectin), chocolate ribbon (powdered sugar [sugar, corn starch], peanut oil, natural cocoa, chocolate liquor, salt, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), pecans, butter (cream, salt), brown sugar, nonfat dry milk fortified with vitamins a and d, honey, salt, gelatin, dextrose, annatto extract and turmeric as color, artificial flavor, calcium propionate to retard spoilage.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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