Caution

pumpkin spice donuts

by Little Debbie

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0024300045493 · Little Debbie. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0024300045493 · Serving size 4 donuts (53 g)

The verdict

pumpkin spice donuts by Little Debbie scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0024300045493
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00045493 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

pumpkin spice donuts label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Fudge Brownie · ±0 BOOK-OFF …045493 · July 2026

16 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 00045493 · 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: Fudge Brownie · Nearest score peer is Fudge Brownie at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. pumpkin spice donuts: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. pumpkin spice donuts70/1002. Fudge Brownie: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Fudge Brownie70/1003. Deli Spears, Kosher Dill: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Deli Spears, Kosher Dill70/1004. Ba-Tampte, Deli Halves Kosher Dill: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ba-Tampte, Deli Halves Ko…70/1005. Ba-Tampte, Deli Wholes Kosher Dill: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ba-Tampte, Deli Wholes Ko…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for pumpkin spice donuts (70/100 on 50 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

pumpkin spice donuts
70/100
Fudge Brownie
70/100
Deli Spears, Kosher Dill
70/100
Ba-Tampte, Deli Halves Kosher Dill
70/100
Ba-Tampte, Deli Wholes Kosher Dill
70/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

pumpkin spice donuts lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Vitamin B1
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Vitamin B2
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Palm Oil
11
Water
12
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
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Soybean Oil
15
Egg Yolks
16
Nonfat Dry Milk
17
Corn Starch
18
Leavening
19
Baking Soda
20
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
21
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
22
Corn Syrup Solids
23
Defatted Soy Flour
24
Cinnamon
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
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
27
Natural And Artificial Flavors
28
Preservatives
29
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
31
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Cellulose Gum
33
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
34
Guar Gum
35
Karaya Gum
36
Mono-and Diglycerides
37
Soy Lecithin
38
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
39
Wheat Germ
40
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
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Wheat
44
Eggs
45
Milk
46
Soy. Mickee Mckee Foods P.o. Box 750 Collegedale
47
Tn 37315 ©2023
48
Bioengineered Food Ingredient. Our Family Promise Quality
49
Freshness And Taste. Littledebbie.com 1-800-522-4499 Mckee Foods
50
Collegedale

Full Ingredient List

enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), palm oil, water, dextrose, sugar. contains 2% or less of each of the following: soybean oil, dried egg yolks, nonfat dry milk, corn starch, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), corn syrup solids, defatted soy flour, cinnamon, salt, glycerin, natural and artificial flavors, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid), wheat starch, cellulose gum, dextrin, guar gum, karaya gum, mono-and diglycerides, soy lecithin, tapioca starch, wheat germ, citric acid, caramel color, yellow 5, red 40. allergy information: contains wheat, eggs, milk, soy. mickee mckee foods p.o. box 750 collegedale, tn 37315 ©2023 contains a bioengineered food ingredient. our family promise quality, freshness and taste. littledebbie.com 1-800-522-4499 mckee foods, collegedale, tn 37315 send or have available the dated top panel. sealed to preserve quality and freshness

Other products containing Collegedale

Collegedale is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for pumpkin spice donuts

Neighbours outside Little Debbie near pumpkin spice donuts's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Little Debbie; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from pumpkin spice donuts's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare pumpkin spice donuts's 2 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 0024300045493: 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.