Lunds & byerlys, yule log
Contains 10 flagged ingredients
Lunds & byerlys, yule log 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 10 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.
What the Data Says About
Lunds & byerlys, yule log 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 10 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, Lunds & byerlys, yule log 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 10 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Fondant sugar (sucrose, corn starch), sugar, dark chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), cake flour (bleached wheat flour), whipping cream 40% (cream, milk, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum), sugared egg yolks (egg yolks, sugar), whole eggs, cake shortening (soybean oil, glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids, vegetable mono & diglycerides, tbhq [protects flavor]), unsalted butter (pasteurized cream [milk], natural flavor), whole milk (milk, vitamin a palmitate vitamin d3), shortening (palm oil, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, citric acid [preservative]), water, fudge base (cocoa [processed with alkali], vegetable shortening [palm oil, soybean oil, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, tbhq, citric acid], soybean oil, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, monoglycerides), icing stabilizer (sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, corn syrup solids, polysorbate 60, propylparaben [preservative]), salted butter (pasteurized cream [milk], salt), cocoa powder, white fondant icing (sugar, corn syrup, water, contains 2% or less of: titanium dioxide [color]; potassium sorbate [preservative], agar agar, sorbitan monostearate, artificial flavor, citric acid), invert syrup, light corn syrup (light corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, salt, vanilla), nonfat milk solids, pan spray (soy oil, petrolatum. contains 2% or less of soy lecithin, mono-diglycerides, bht), candy poinsettias (confectioner's sugar, powdered egg white, distilled water, may contain one or more of: red 3, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6 or blue 1), candy mushrooms (sugar, egg white, water, thickening agent [acacia gum], artificial flavor [vanilla], stabilizer [potassium tartrate], corn starch, thickening agent [gelatin], coloring agent [titanium dioxide, blue 2, red 40, yellow 5]), salt, baking powder (cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), sodium bicarbonate, vanilla flavor (water, propylene glycol, alcohol, artificial flavors, citric acid), natural & artificial flavors (dextrose, corn starch, less than 0.1% turmeric and apo-carotenal, alcohol, natural mixed tocopherols [vitamin e {protects freshness}]), green color (water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerin, yellow 5, sugar, modified food starch, blue 1, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate [preservatives], carrageenan gum, xanthan gum), golden yellow coloring (water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerin, yellow 5, sugar, modified food starch, yellow 6, carrageenan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, xanthan gum), red color (water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerin, red 40, sugar, modified food starch, red 3, carrageenan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, citric acid)
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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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