Fiber One, Soft-Baked Cookies

by Fiber one

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 8 flagged ingredients

Fiber One, Soft-Baked Cookies by Fiber one receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 8 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
0016000512733
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 COOKIE (31 g)

What the Data Says About

Fiber One, Soft-Baked Cookies by Fiber one carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 8 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, Fiber One, Soft-Baked Cookies 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, Soft-Baked Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 8 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
Whole Grain Oats
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Canola Oil
5
Soluble Corn Fiber
6
Chicory Root Extract
7
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
8
Chocolate Liquor
9
Cocoa Butter
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Natural Flavor
12
Candy Coated Chocolate Pieces
13
Semisweet Chocolate
14
Milk Fat
15
Artificial Flavor
16
Colored With
17
Artificial Color
18
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
26
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
27
Confectioners Glaze
28
Carnauba Wax
29
Beeswax
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
30
Shellac
31
Gum Arabic
32
Corn Starch
33
Sugarcane Fiber
34
Peanut Butter
35
Peanuts
36
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
37
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
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
39
Water
40
Molasses
41
Raisin Juice Concentrate
42
Baking Soda
43
Eggs
44
Oil Of Rosemary

Full Ingredient List

Whole Grain Oats, Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Canola Oil, Soluble Corn Fiber, Chicory Root Extract, Semisweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter ,Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Candy Coated Chocolate Pieces (Semisweet Chocolate [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor], Sugar, Colored With [Artificial Color, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6], Corn Syrup, Confectioners Glaze [Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Shellac], Gum Arabic, Corn Starch), Sugarcane Fiber, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Salt), Fructose, Glycerin, Water, Molasses, Raisin Juice Concentrate, Baking Soda, Gum Arabic, Eggs, Salt, Natural Flavor, Oil Of Rosemary

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits and crackers Biscuits

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