Semi-sweet chocolate baked into fudge brownie perfection with sweet pink and white frosting topped with heart shaped sprinkles

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Semi-sweet chocolate baked into fudge brownie perfection with sweet pink and white frosting topped with heart shaped sprinkles receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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.

Barcode
0011225130595
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 BROWNIES (50 g)

What the Data Says About

Semi-sweet chocolate baked into fudge brownie perfection with sweet pink and white frosting topped with heart shaped sprinkles carries a composite safety score of 50/100, 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 2 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, Semi-sweet chocolate baked into fudge brownie perfection with sweet pink and white frosting topped with heart shaped sprinkles 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

Composite safety metrics for Semi-sweet chocolate baked into fudge brownie perfection with sweet pink and white frosting topped with heart shaped sprinkles
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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

1
Browne: Sugar
2
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Soybean Oil
10
Egg White
11
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
12
Water
13
Semi-sweet Chocolate
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Chocolate Liquor
16
Cocoa Butter
17
Soybean Lecithin
18
Vanilla Extract
19
Cocoa Powder
20
Shortening
21
Palm
22
Canola And Fractionated Palm Oil
23
Natural And Artificial Flavor
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
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
26
Corn Starch
27
Leavening
28
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
29
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
30
Corn Starch
31
Monocalcium Phosphate
32
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
33
Soybean Lecithin. Icing: Icing Sugar
34
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
35
Canola
36
Fractionated Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
37
Monoglycerides
38
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
39
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
40
Margarine
41
Soybean And Fractionated Palm Oils
42
Whey. Soybean Lecithin
43
Natural Flavor
44
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Vitamin D3
46
Annatto Extract
47
Color
48
Nonfat Dry Milk
49
Mono-and Diglycerides
50
Artificial Flavor
51
Fd&c Red#40 Lake
52
Beet Powder
53
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
54
. Sprinkles: Icing Sugar
55
Palm Kernel Oil
56
Confectioner's Glaze
57
Sunflower Lecithin
58
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Browne: sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, egg white, corn syrup, water, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soybean lecithin, vanilla extract), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), shortening (palm, canola and fractionated palm oil), natural and artificial flavor, salt, whey, modified corn starch, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin. icing: icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), shortening (canola, palm, fractionated palm and palm kernel oils, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), invert sugar, margarine (soybean and fractionated palm oils, water, salt, whey. soybean lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, annatto extract [color]), corn syrup, water, modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk, mono-and diglycerides, artificial flavor, salt, color (fd&c red#40 lake, beet powder, fd&c red #3). sprinkles: icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), palm kernel oil, modified corn starch, corn starch, confectioner's glaze, sunflower lecithin, color (fd&c red #40, fd&c red #3), polysorbate 60.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial