Lunds & byerlys, monster cookies, all-butter

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 9 flagged ingredients

Lunds & byerlys, monster cookies, all-butter 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 9 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
0018169481066
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 COOKIE (56 g)

What the Data Says About

Lunds & byerlys, monster cookies, all-butter 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 9 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, monster cookies, all-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 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 Lunds & byerlys, monster cookies, all-butter
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 9 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
Oats
2
Peanut Butter
3
Peanuts
4
Evaporated Cane Juice
5
Organic Palm Fruit Oil
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Brown Sugar
8
Cane Sugar
9
Whole Eggs
10
M&ms
11
Milk Chocolate
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Natural Chocolate
14
Skim Milk
15
Cocoa Butter Lactose
16
Milk Fat
17
Soy Lecithin
18
Artificial Flavor
19
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Less Than 1% Corn Syrup
21
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
22
Coloring
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
26
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
29
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Gum Acacia
33
Salted Butter
34
Pasteurized Cream
35
Milk
36
Chocolate Chips
37
Cocoa Beans
38
Cane Sugar
39
Cocoa Butter
40
Vanilla Beans
41
Light Corn Syrup
42
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
43
Vanilla
44
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
45
Vanilla Extract
46
Vanilla Bean Extractives
47
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
48
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
49
Water

Full Ingredient List

Oats, peanut butter natural (peanuts, evaporated cane juice, palm fruit oil, salt), brown sugar, cane sugar, whole eggs, m&ms (milk chocolate [sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter lactose, milk fat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor], sugar, cornstarch, less than 1% corn syrup, dextrin, coloring [blue 1 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, blue 2 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2], gum acacia), salted butter (pasteurized cream [milk], salt), chocolate chips (cocoa beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla beans), light corn syrup (light corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, salt, vanilla), sodium bicarbonate, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives, corn syrup, ethyl alcohol, water).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes 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