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Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel

by Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0019951052044 · Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc. · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0019951052044 · Serving size 1 PIECE (176 g)

The verdict

Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel by Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc. scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 65 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 65-component record, beginning with Dried Cream Cheese, Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 65 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

51052044 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 65 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate Ganache · ±0 BOOK-OFF …052044 · July 2026

12 of 65 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 51052044 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chocolate Ganache · Nearest score peer is Chocolate Ganache at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Dianne's, Fine Desserts, …95/1002. Chocolate Ganache: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate Ganache95/1003. Chocolate Trio Dessert: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chocolate Trio Dessert95/1004. Chocolate Dream Cake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chocolate Dream Cake95/1005. Flan: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Flan95/100
High-band neighbours for Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel (95/100) outside Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc..
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel
95/100
Chocolate Ganache
95/100
Chocolate Trio Dessert
95/100
Chocolate Dream Cake
95/100
Flan
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel lists 65 ingredients on its label

65 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 65 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 65 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Stabilizers
6
Xanthan
7
Guar Gums
8
Caramel Spread
9
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
10
Sweetened Condensed Milk
11
Milk
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Water
14
Palm Oil
15
Cream
16
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
17
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
18
Disodium Phosphate
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Natural And Artificial Flavors
21
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
22
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
23
Graham Crumb
24
Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour
25
Whole Wheat/graham Flour
26
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
27
Molasses
28
Honey
29
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
30
Sour Cream
31
Cultured Cream
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Guar Gum
35
Locust Bean Gum
36
As Preservative
37
Semisweet Chocolate
38
Unsweetened Chocolate
39
Cocoa Butter
40
As Emulsifier
41
Vanilla
42
Soybean Oil
43
Corn Starch
44
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Whole Eggs
46
Eggs
47
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Vanilla Extract
49
Butter
50
Pasteurized Cream
51
Flavorings
52
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
53
Starter Distillate
54
Culturoma
55
Lemon Juice
56
Lemon Juice Concentrate
57
Sodium Bisulfite And Sodium Benzoate
58
As Preservatives
59
Lemon Oil
60
Concentrated Orange Juice
61
Orange Juice Concentrate
62
Enzymes
63
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
64
Preservative
65
Natural Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese [pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers {carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums}], caramel spread (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], water, palm oil, cream, glycerin, pectin, salt, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, carrageenan, potassium sorbate), sugar, water, graham crumb (unbleached unenriched wheat flour, whole wheat/graham flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, molasses, honey, salt, sodium bicarbonate), sour cream (cultured cream, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate [as preservative]), semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [as emulsifier], natural vanilla), soybean oil, corn starch, whey protein concentrate, whole eggs (eggs, citric acid), pure vanilla extract, butter (pasteurized cream [milk], natural flavorings [lactic acid, starter distillate, culturoma]), modified food starch, salt, cream, lactic acid, milk, lemon juice (water, lemon juice concentrate, sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate [as preservatives], lemon oil), orange juice (water, orange juice concentrate), natural and artificial flavors (sugar, salt), enzymes, xanthan gum, cheese culture, potassium sorbate [preservative], natural flavor, soy lecithin.

Other products containing Caramel Spread

Caramel Spread is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel

Neighbours outside Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 65-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Dianne's, Fine Desserts, Caramel's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0019951052044: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.