Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy

by Reese's

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy by Reese's receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
0034000485017
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PACKAGE (79 g)

What the Data Says About

Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy by Reese's carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 4 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, Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy 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 Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed With Pieces Big Cup Candy
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Cocoa Butter Chocolate
4
Nonfat Milk
5
Milk Fat
6
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
7
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
8
Soy
9
Pgpr
10
Emulsifier
11
Peanuts
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
Partially Defatted Peanuts
14
Vegetable Oil
15
Palm Kernel Oil
16
Soybean Oil
17
Or Less Of: Corn Syrup
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Artificial Color
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Confectioner's Glaze
25
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Tbhq And Citric Acid To Maintain Freshness
27
Carnauba Wax
28
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
29
Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter Chocolate; Nonfat Milk; Milk Fat, Lactose; Lecithin (Soy); Pgpr, Emulsifier; Peanuts; Sugar; Dextrose; Partially Defatted Peanuts; Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Corn Syrup; Salt; Palm Kernel Oil; Artificial Color [Yellow 5 Lake; Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake; Blue 1 Lake]; Confectioner'S Glaze; Lecithin (Soy); Modified Cornstarch; Tbhq And Citric Acid To Maintain Freshness; Carnauba Wax; Vanillin, Artificial Flavor.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Confectioneries

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