Concern

Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored

by Kroger

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110854131 · Kroger · Baking-decorations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110854131 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (33 g)

The verdict

Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored by Kroger scores 60/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 25 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 25-component label is layered, beginning with Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

60/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 25 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

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

60/100

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.

10854131 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 60/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 25 ing. REG-PART 48% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-FINISH Bakery fresh goodness, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …854131 · July 2026

12 of 25 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 10854131 · 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: Bakery fresh goodness, no sugar added pie, cherry · Nearest score peer is Bakery fresh goodness, no sugar added pie, cherry at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored: 60/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Kroger, rich & creamy lem…60/1002. Bakery fresh goodness, no sugar added pie, cherry: 60/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bakery fresh goodness, no…60/1003. Glazed chocolate donut holes: 60/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Glazed chocolate donut ho…60/1004. Pre-Sliced Blueberry Bagels: 60/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pre-Sliced Blueberry Bage…60/1005. Strawberries & cream instant oatmeal packets: 60/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Strawberries & cream inst…60/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored (60/100 on 25 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored
60/100
Bakery fresh goodness, no sugar added pie, cherry
60/100
Glazed chocolate donut holes
60/100
Pre-Sliced Blueberry Bagels
60/100
Strawberries & cream instant oatmeal packets
60/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 2,509 products we've scored in the Baking-decorations category, the average safety score is 65.2/100. Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored scores 5.2 points below that category average (60/100 vs. 65.2/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Baking-decorations products

Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored lists 25 ingredients on its label

25 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 2,313 products we track

0–2: 13 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 46 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 171 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 322 products (14%). Below this entry. 8–10: 264 products (11%). Below this entry. 10–12: 335 products (14%). Below this entry. 12–14: 253 products (11%). Below this entry. 14–16: 201 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 186 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 161 products (7%). Below this entry. 20–22: 106 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 78 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 69 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 28 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 13 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 8 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 3 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 3 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8 products (0%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Baking-decorations product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

2,313 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 25 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
13 products (1%)
2–4
46 products (2%)
4–6
171 products (7%)
6–8
322 products (14%)
8–10
264 products (11%)
10–12
335 products (14%)
12–14
253 products (11%)
14–16
201 products (9%)
16–18
186 products (8%)
18–20
161 products (7%)
20–22
106 products (5%)
22–24
78 products (3%)
24–26
69 products (3%)
26–28
41 products (2%)
28–30
28 products (1%)
30–32
13 products (1%)
32–34
8 products (0%)
34–36
3 products (0%)
36–38
3 products (0%)
38–40
4 products (0%)
40 and above
8 products (0%)

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 2,313 Baking-decorations 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 60/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 25 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening
3
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
4
Cottonseed Oil
5
Water
6
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Corn Starch
8
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Emulsifiers
10
Mono And Diglycerides With Preservatives
11
Mixed Tocopherols
12
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
14
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Preservative
19
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
20
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
21
Color
22
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
23
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Agar
25
Natural Flavor With Bha

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cottonseed oil), water, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: corn starch, modified wheat starch, emulsifiers (mono and diglycerides with preservatives [mixed tocopherols, ascorbic acid, and citric acid], polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), salt, citric acid, preservative (potassium sorbate), dextrose, color (titanium dioxide, yellow 5), agar, natural flavor with bha.

Other products containing Mono And Diglycerides With Preservatives

Mono And Diglycerides With Preservatives is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Baking-decorations

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored

Neighbours outside Kroger near Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored's mid-band score (60/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kroger; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 25-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Kroger, rich & creamy lemon frosting, lemon naturally flavored'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 0011110854131: 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.