Mini banana chocolate chip muffins

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mini banana chocolate chip muffins 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
0018169015919
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 MUFFINS (42 g)

What the Data Says About

Mini banana chocolate chip muffins 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, Mini banana chocolate chip muffins 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 Mini banana chocolate chip muffins
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cake Base
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
4
Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Food Starch-modified
11
Soybean Oil
12
Dry Whey
13
From Milk
14
Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters With Bht & Citric Acid As Preservatives
15
Vital Wheat Gluten
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Leavening
18
Baking Soda
19
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
20
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
21
Mono & Diglycerides Dextrose
22
Corn Starch
23
Natural & Artificial Flavors
24
Soybean Lecithin
25
From Soybeans
26
Water
27
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Alpha Tocopherols As Preservative
29
Chocolate Chips
30
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean & Cottonseed Oil
31
Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali
32
Sorbitan Monostearate & Polysorbate-60
33
Eggs
34
Whole
35
E300
36
Bleached & Deodorized Soybean Oil
37
Banana Puree
38
Citric Acid & Ascorbic Acid
39
Banana Creme Emulsion
40
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
41
Cellulose Gum
42
Artificial Flavors
43
Yellow #5

Full Ingredient List

Cake base (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), food starch-modified, soybean oil, dry whey (from milk), propylene glycol mono & diesters with bht & citric acid as preservatives, vital wheat gluten, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), mono & diglycerides dextrose, corn starch, natural & artificial flavors, soybean lecithin (from soybeans), water, wheat starch, alpha tocopherols as preservative), chocolate chips (sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean & cottonseed oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, sorbitan monostearate & polysorbate-60, soybean lecithin), eggs (whole), soybean oil (refined, bleached & deodorized soybean oil), water, banana puree (citric acid & ascorbic acid), banana creme emulsion (water, propylene glycol, cellulose gum, artificial flavors, yellow #5).

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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