Banana sundae honey roasted peanuts, chocolate candy covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry flavor yogurt covered peanuts, banana chips mix, banana sundae

25
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Banana sundae honey roasted peanuts, chocolate candy covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry flavor yogurt covered peanuts, banana chips mix, banana sundae receives a safety score of 25/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients 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
0029000021457
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 Tbsp (27 g)

What the Data Says About

Banana sundae honey roasted peanuts, chocolate candy covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry flavor yogurt covered peanuts, banana chips mix, banana sundae carries a composite safety score of 25/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 3 flagged ingredients 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, Banana sundae honey roasted peanuts, chocolate candy covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry flavor yogurt covered peanuts, banana chips mix, banana sundae 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 E 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 Banana sundae honey roasted peanuts, chocolate candy covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry flavor yogurt covered peanuts, banana chips mix, banana sundae
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 25/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Peanuts
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bananas
4
Palm Kernel Oil
5
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
6
Or Less Of Cocoa Butter
7
Natural Chocolate
8
Milk
9
Skim Milk
10
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
11
Artificial Color
12
Includes Blue 2 Lake
13
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
14
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
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
17
Honey
18
Soy Lecithin
19
Cultured Whey
20
Natural Flavor
21
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Gum Arabic
25
Lac-resin
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Artificial Flavor
28
Carnauba Wax
29
Beeswax
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
30
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

Full Ingredient List

Peanuts, sugar, dried bananas, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, contains 2% or less of cocoa butter, chocolate, milk, skim milk, corn syrup, artificial color (includes blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake), whey, honey, soy lecithin, cultured whey, natural flavor, sea salt, lactic acid, peanut oil, gum arabic, lac-resin, salt, artificial flavor, carnauba wax, beeswax, xanthan gum.

Categories

Snacks Baking-decorations

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