Caution

Psst, Strawberry Swirl

by The Kroger Co.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110865212 · The Kroger Co. · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110865212 · Serving size 0.5 cup (59 g)

The verdict

Psst, Strawberry Swirl by The Kroger Co. scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 25 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 25-component label is layered, beginning with Dairy Dessert - Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 25 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

10865212 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Psst, Strawberry Swirl label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 25 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 32% LEAD-FLAG Red 40 PHOTO-FINISH Kroger, vitamin liquid · ±0 BOOK-OFF …865212 · July 2026

11 of 25 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 40). Source sheet 10865212 · 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: Kroger, vitamin liquid water enhancer, strawberry watermelon · Nearest score peer is Kroger, vitamin liquid water enhancer, strawberry watermelon at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Psst, Strawberry Swirl: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Psst, Strawberry Swirl75/1002. Kroger, vitamin liquid water enhancer, strawberry watermelon: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Kroger, vitamin liquid wa…75/1003. Kroger, cream cheese spread, whipped strawberry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Kroger, cream cheese spre…75/1004. Maraschino Cherries: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Maraschino Cherries75/1005. Maraschino Berries With Stems: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Maraschino Berries With S…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Psst, Strawberry Swirl (75/100 on 25 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Psst, Strawberry Swirl
75/100
Kroger, vitamin liquid water enhancer, strawberry watermelon
75/100
Kroger, cream cheese spread, whipped strawberry
75/100
Maraschino Cherries
75/100
Maraschino Berries With Stems
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Psst, Strawberry Swirl scores 17.9 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Desserts products

Psst, Strawberry Swirl lists 25 ingredients on its label

25 68th percentile a longer ingredient list than 68% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Above this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Above this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts 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

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 25 (68th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

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 11,156 Desserts 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 25 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dairy Dessert - Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
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
4
Cream
5
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
8
Whey Protien Concentrate
9
Nonfat Dry Milk
10
Artificial Flavor
11
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
12
For Color
13
Cellulose Gel
14
Cellulose Gum
15
Propylene Glycol Monoesters
16
Mono - & Diglycerides
17
Guar Gum
18
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
19
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
20
Carrageenan. Strawberry Swirl - High Fructose Corn Syrup
21
Corn Starch
22
Natural And Artificial Flavors
23
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
24
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
25
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Dairy dessert - milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, whey, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, whey protien concentrate, nonfat dry milk, artificial flavor, annatto (for color), cellulose gel, cellulose gum, propylene glycol monoesters, mono - & diglycerides, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (modified cellulose), carrageenan. strawberry swirl - high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified corn starch, natural and artificial flavors, malic acid, cellulose gum, pectin, red 40.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Psst, Strawberry Swirl

Neighbours outside The Kroger Co. near Psst, Strawberry Swirl's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within The Kroger Co.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 40 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Psst, Strawberry Swirl'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 Red 40. Open Red 40
  • Compare Psst, Strawberry Swirl's 1 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 0011110865212: 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.