Cookies & creme brownie dessert bar
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Cookies & creme brownie dessert bar receives a safety score of 55/100 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
Cookies & creme brownie dessert bar carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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, Cookies & creme brownie dessert bar 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 | 55/100 | 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
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), white creme icing (sugar, palm oil, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, water, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, cornstarch, contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, citric acid, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, preservatives [potassium sorbate, sorbic acid], salt, titanium dioxide [color], water, white icing (sugar, water, corn syrup, palm oil, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, contains 2% or less of: hydrogenated cottonseed oil, invert sugar, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, preservatives [sodium propionate, sorbic acid], salt, soy lecithin, soybean oil, titanium dioxide [color]), cookie pieces (unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm and/or canola oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], high fructose corn syrup, leavening [baking soda and/or calcium phosphate], salt, soy lecithin, chocolate, artificial flavor), corn syrup.
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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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