Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting

by Pillsbury

20
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting by Pillsbury receives a safety score of 20/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
0013300929063
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting by Pillsbury carries a composite safety score of 20/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 4 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, Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Whipped Funfetti Vanilla Frosting
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 20/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Frosting: Sugar
2
Palm Oil
3
Wer
4
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
5
Canola Oil
6
Corn Star
7
Or Less Of: Mono And Diglycides
8
Natural And Artificial Flavors Corn Starch
9
Cellulose Gel Artificial Cor
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
12
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
13
Pol Orbate 80
14
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
15
Preser Cellulose Gum
16
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
17
Sodium Stearyl Lactylate
18
Antioxidants
19
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
20
Mixed Tocopherols
21
Chamomile And Rosemary Extracts
22
Soy Lecithin Candy Bits: Sugar
23
Vegetable Oil
24
Palm And Palm Kernel
25
Corn Starch
26
Soy Letn Yellow 5
27
Carnauba Wax
28
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
30
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Soybean Ingredients. Best If Used By:

Full Ingredient List

FROSTING: SUGAR, PALM OIL, WER, CORN SYRUP, CANOLA OIL, CORN STAR CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MONO AND DIGLYCIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE GEL ARTIFICIAL COR, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, CARRAGEENAN, POL ORBATE 80, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESER CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM STEARYL LACTYLATE, ANTIOXIDANTS (ASCORBYL PALMITATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, CHAMOMILE AND ROSEMARY EXTRACTS), SOY LECITHIN CANDY BITS: SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND PALM KERNEL), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOY LETN YELLOW 5, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1, RED 40. CONTAINS SOYBEAN INGREDIENTS. BEST IF USED BY:

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