Garlic Butter Flavor Pull-Apart Bites, Garlic Butter

by Pillsbury

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Garlic Butter Flavor Pull-Apart Bites, Garlic Butter by Pillsbury 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
0018000116775
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
5 PIECES (48 g)

What the Data Says About

Garlic Butter Flavor Pull-Apart Bites, Garlic Butter by Pillsbury 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, Garlic Butter Flavor Pull-Apart Bites, Garlic Butter 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 Garlic Butter Flavor Pull-Apart Bites, Garlic Butter
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
Enriched Flour Bleached
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Canola Oil
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Or Less Of: Soybean Oil Dextrose
12
Leavening
13
Glucono Delta-lactone
14
Baking Soda
15
Butter
16
Cream
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Gum Arabic
19
Garlic Powder
20
Vital Wheat Gluten
21
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
24
Vegetable Oil
25
Soybean
26
Palm
27
Cottonseed Oil
28
Buttermilk
29
Corn Starch
30
Sodium Acid Sulfate
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Garlic Oil
33
Mono And Diglycerides
34
Yeast
35
Dehydrated Parsley
36
Guar Gum
37
Beta Carotene
38
Color
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Preservative
41
Sodium Acetate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
42
Yeast Extract
43
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
Enzymes
45
Tricalcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Canola Oil, Sugar. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Soybean Oil Dextrose, Leavening (Glucono Delta-Lactone, Baking Soda), Butter (Cream, Salt), Gum Arabic, Salt, Garlic Powder, Vital Wheat Gluten, Potassium Chloride, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Vegetable Oil (Hydrogenated Soybean, Hydrogenated Palm, And/Or Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Dried Buttermilk, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Sulfate, Soy Lecithin, Garlic Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Yeast, Dried Parsley, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene (Color), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sodium Acetate, Yeast Extract, Wheat Starch, Enzymes, Tricalcium Phosphate.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Pie dough

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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