Fiber One Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bar

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Fiber One Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bar receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0016000511637
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bar (38 g) (38 g)

What the Data Says About

Fiber One Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bar carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Fiber One Salted Caramel Cheesecake 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 D 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 Fiber One Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bar
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Milk
3
Cream
4
Cheese Cultures
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Carob Bean Gum
7
Soluble Corn Fiber
8
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Wheat Flour Bleached
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Whole Wheat Flour
13
Vegetable Oil
14
Palm
15
Canola
16
Palm Kernel
17
Brown Sugar
18
Egg White
19
Corn Starch
20
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Butter
22
Dried Cream Cheese
23
Sweetened Condensed Milk
24
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
25
Or Less Of: Buttermilk
26
Sour Cream
27
Nonfat Milk
28
Cultures
29
Water
30
Honey
31
Refiner's Syrup
32
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
33
Cream Of Tartar
34
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
35
Nonfat Milk Solids
36
Baking Soda
37
Natural Flavor
38
Color Added
39
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
40
Sodium Alginate
41
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
42
Cellulose Powder
43
Soy Lecithin
44
Locust Bean Gum
45
Nonfat Dry Milk
46
Sodium Phosphate
47
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
48
Citric Acid And Tocopherols Added To Retain Freshness

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese (milk, cream, cheese cultures, salt, carob bean gum), soluble corn fiber, glycerin, wheat flour bleached, sugar, fructose, whole wheat flour, vegetable oil (palm, canola, palm kernel), brown sugar, dried egg white, modified corn starch, invert sugar, butter, dried cream cheese (milk, cream, cheese cultures, salt, carob bean gum), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, lactose). contains 2% or less of: dried buttermilk, dried sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), water, lactose, honey, refiner's syrup, corn syrup, cream of tartar, maltodextrin, nonfat milk solids, salt, baking soda, natural flavor, color added, tapioca starch, sodium alginate, lactic acid, cellulose powder, soy lecithin, locust bean gum, nonfat dry milk, sodium phosphate, calcium lactate, citric acid and tocopherols added to retain freshness.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Pastries

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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