Sunbelt Bakery Soft Baked Bars Sweet Fruit Filling Strawberry Flavored

by Sunbelt Bakery,McKee Foods

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Sunbelt Bakery Soft Baked Bars Sweet Fruit Filling Strawberry Flavored by Sunbelt Bakery,McKee Foods receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0024300031731
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BAR (39 g)

What the Data Says About

Sunbelt Bakery Soft Baked Bars Sweet Fruit Filling Strawberry Flavored by Sunbelt Bakery,McKee Foods carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Sunbelt Bakery Soft Baked Bars Sweet Fruit Filling Strawberry Flavored 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

Composite safety metrics for Sunbelt Bakery Soft Baked Bars Sweet Fruit Filling Strawberry Flavored
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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

1
Crust: Whole Wheat Flour
2
Water
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Soybean Oil
5
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
6
Whole Grain Rolled Oats
7
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
8
Organic Raisin Paste
9
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
10
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Flour
11
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
12
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
13
Milk
14
Corn Starch
15
Eggs
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Baking Soda
18
Mono - And Diglycerides
19
Corn Starch
20
Soy Lecithin
21
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
22
Color
23
Vanillin. Fruit Filling: Corn Syrup
24
Strawberry Puree
25
Organic Apple Fiber
26
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
27
Lemon Juice Concentrate
28
Natural Flavor. Vitamins/minerals: Calcium Carbonate
29
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Thiamin Mononitrate
31
Vitamin B1
32
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Vitamin B3
34
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
35
Ferric Orthophosphate
36
Iron
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Vitamin B2
39
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Vitamin B6
41
Cyanocobalamin
42
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Crust: whole wheat flour, water, sugar, soybean oil, dextrose, whole grain rolled oats, corn syrup, raisin paste, palm and palm kernel oil. contains 2% or less of each of the following: soy flour, wheat gluten, whey (milk), modified corn starch, eggs, salt, baking soda, mono - and diglycerides, corn starch, soy lecithin, titanium dioxide (color), vanillin. fruit filling: corn syrup, sugar, water, strawberry puree, apple fiber, pectin, lemon juice concentrate, corn starch, natural flavor. vitamins/minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], niacinamide [vitamin b3], folic acid, ferric orthophosphate [iron], riboflavin [vitamin b2], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin b6], cyanocobalamin [vitamin b12].

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Bars Cereal bars Fruits cereal bars Strawberry cereal bars

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