Concern

Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade

by Cedar Crest Specialties Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0020652000609 · Cedar Crest Specialties Inc. · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0020652000609 · Serving size 0.5 cup (85 g)

The verdict

Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade by Cedar Crest Specialties Inc. scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 15 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 15-component label led by Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Water; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 15 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

52000609 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 15 ing. REG-MOST 60% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-LONG Len top 68% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Top Ramen Chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000609 · July 2026

9 of 15 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 52000609 · 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: Top Ramen Chicken Flavor · Nearest score peer is Top Ramen Chicken Flavor at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pin…65/1002. Top Ramen Chicken Flavor: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Top Ramen Chicken Flavor65/1003. CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI BEEF flavor CHOW MEIN NOODLES: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI …65/1004. CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef Flavor: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef F…65/1005. Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken Flavor: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicke…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade (65/100 on 15 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade
65/100
Top Ramen Chicken Flavor
65/100
CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI BEEF flavor CHOW MEIN NOODLES
65/100
CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef Flavor
65/100
Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken Flavor
65/100

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. Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade scores 27.9 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade lists 15 ingredients on its label

15 32nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 32% of the 11,156 products 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%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Above this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Above this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Above this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Above this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Above this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Above this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Above this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. 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: 15 (32nd 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 15 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Nonfat Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Water
4
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
5
Cream
6
Natural Flavor
7
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
8
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
9
Guar Gum
10
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
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
12
Mono & Diglycerides
13
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Nonfat milk, sugar, water, corn syrup, cream, natural flavor, xanthan gum, red 40, guar gum, whey, citric acid, mono & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, salt.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade

Neighbours outside Cedar Crest Specialties Inc. near Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cedar Crest Specialties Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 15-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Cedar Crest, Sherbet, Pink Lemonade's 3 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 0020652000609: 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.