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7 layer dessert bar

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011225004155 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011225004155 · Serving size 1 PIECE (48 g)

The verdict

7 layer dessert bar scores 30/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 74-component record, beginning with White Cake Base, Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour. 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.

30/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 74 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

23/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

30/100

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.

25004155 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

7 layer dessert bar label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 30/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …004155 · July 2026

20 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 25004155 · 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

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

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. 7 layer dessert bar scores 56.1 points below that category average (30/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

7 layer dessert bar lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 74 (100th 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 30/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
White Cake Base
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Nacin
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Egg Whites
11
Soybean Oil
12
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fatty Acids
13
Leavening
14
Baking Soda
15
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
16
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
17
Monocalcium Phosphate
18
Artificial Flavor
19
Cellulose Gum
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
Egg Yolks
22
Food Starch-modified
23
Mono - And Diglycerides
24
Nonfat Milk
25
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
28
Soy Lecithin
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Brownie Base
31
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Palm Oil
33
Corn Syrup Solids
34
Organic Cocoa
35
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
36
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Defatted Soy Flour
38
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Sweetened Condensed Milk
40
Milk
41
Graham Cracker Crumbs
42
Unbleached Enriched Flour
43
Reduced Iron
44
Graham Flour
45
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
46
Molasses
47
Canola Oil
48
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
49
Calcium Phosphate
50
Water
51
Sweetened Coconut
52
Organic Coconut
53
Sodium Metabisulfite Added To Retain Color
54
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
55
Butter
56
Cream
57
Flavoring
58
Butterscotch Chips
59
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil And Coconut Oil
60
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
61
Emulsifier
62
Natural And Artificial Flavor
63
Artificial Color
64
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
65
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
66
Chocolate Flavored Chips
67
Vegetable Oils
68
Palm Kernel
69
Palm
70
Skim Milk
71
Sunflower Lecithin
72
Vanilla Flavor
73
Brown Sugar
74
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

Full Ingredient List

White cake base (sugar, bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, nacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg whites, soybean oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, leavening [baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate], contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, cellulose gum, dextrose, egg yolks, food starch-modified, mono - and diglycerides, nonfat milk, polysorbate 60, salt, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum), brownie base (sugar, bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, corn syrup solids, cocoa [processed with alkali], soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, caramel color, cornstarch, defatted soy flour, egg whites, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate], nonfat milk, red 40, salt, soy lecithin), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), graham cracker crumbs (unbleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], graham flour [whole grain wheat flour], sugar, molasses, canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, leavening [baking soda and/or calcium phosphate], salt), water, sweetened coconut (coconut [sodium metabisulfite added to retain color], sugar, water, propylene glycol, salt), butter (cream, natural flavoring), butterscotch chips (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil and coconut oil, whey, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], natural and artificial flavor, artificial color [yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake], salt), chocolate flavored chips (sugar, vegetable oils [palm kernel, palm], milk, skim milk, cocoa [processed with alkali], whey, sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), brown sugar, corn syrup.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from 7 layer dessert bar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare 7 layer dessert bar's 4 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 0011225004155: 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.