Caution

Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee

by Giant Eagle

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030034924775 · Giant Eagle · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030034924775 · Serving size 2/3 cup (84 g)

The verdict

Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee by Giant Eagle scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Buttermilk, Sugar, Caramel Syrup. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 36 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

34924775 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Creagen Creatine Matrix · ±0 BOOK-OFF …924775 · July 2026

12 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 34924775 · 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: Creagen Creatine Matrix · Nearest score peer is Creagen Creatine Matrix 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.

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.

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. Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Toffee Flavored With Cara…85/1002. Creagen Creatine Matrix: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Creagen Creatine Matrix85/1003. Marshmallow Dessert Dip: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Marshmallow Dessert Dip85/1004. oxygreens: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. oxygreens85/1005. Drink Mix: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Drink Mix85/100
High-band neighbours for Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee (85/100) outside Giant Eagle.
Chart values as text

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

Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee
85/100
Creagen Creatine Matrix
85/100
Marshmallow Dessert Dip
85/100
oxygreens
85/100
Drink Mix
85/100

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. Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 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

Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 36 (89th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 36 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Buttermilk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Caramel Syrup
4
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Water
6
Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk
7
Condensed Skim Milk
8
Butter
9
Cream
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Food Starch - Modified
12
Artificial Flavors
13
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
14
Preservative
15
Disodium Phosphate
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
Caramel Cups
20
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
21
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
22
Nonfat Milk
23
Milk
24
Soy Lecithin
25
Natural Flavors
26
Sweetened Condensed Milk
27
Palm Kernel Oil
28
Natural And Artificial Flavors
29
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
30
Mono-and Diglycerides
31
Guar Gum
32
Locust Bean Gum
33
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
34
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
35
Natural And Artificial Flavor
36
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Buttermilk, Sugar, Caramel Syrup [High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk (Condensed Skim Milk, Sugar), Butter (Cream, Salt), Food Starch - Modified, Salt, Artificial Flavors, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Disodium Phosphate, Carrageenan], Cream, Corn Syrup, Whey, Caramel Cups {Coating [Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors], Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Sugar], Cream, Butter [Cream, Salt], Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]}, Maltodextrin, Contains Less Than 2% Of Mono-And Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Natural And Artificial Flavor, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee

Neighbours outside Giant Eagle with screening scores in the same high band as Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant Eagle; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 36-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Toffee Flavored With Caramel Cups & Denali Caramel Frozen Dairy Dessert, Toffee'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 0030034924775: 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.