Caramel apple crumble bars
Caramel apple crumble bars 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.
What the Data Says About
Caramel apple crumble bars 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, Caramel apple crumble bars 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 D 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 | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cake base (enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, modified food starch, dextrose, soybean oil, leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], whey, salt, mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, vital wheat gluten, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tricalcium phosphate, xanthan gum, corn starch, cellulose gum, soy flour, egg, natural and artificial flavors, water, alpha tocopherols [as preservative], ascorbic acid, citric acid), apple filling (apples [apples, salt, ascorbic acid and citric acid {preservatives}], high fructose corn syrup, sugar, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of: acidic calcium sulfate, apple juice from concentrate, ascorbic acid, cinnamon, corn syrup solids, glycerin, lemon juice solids, lemon oil, malic acid, natural flavor, preservatives [benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium erythrobate, sodium metabisulfite], salt, spice, water), caramel sauce (sweetened condensed whole milk [milk, sugar], sugar, corn syrup, water, coconut oil, pectin, salt, potassium sorbate, sodium bicarbonate, vanilla extract), egg, water, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, soybean oil, brown sugar (sugar, cane syrups), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor [includes milk], soy lecithin, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), artificial flavor, natural flavor, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), cinnamon, pan releaser (soybean oil, mineral oil, soy lecithin, dimethyl polysiloxane).
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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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