Nonfat yogurt & toppings, vanilla with cookie pieces & dark chocolate

by Dannon, The Dannon Company Inc.

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Nonfat yogurt & toppings, vanilla with cookie pieces & dark chocolate by Dannon, The Dannon Company Inc. receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0036632038418
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (141 g)

What the Data Says About

Nonfat yogurt & toppings, vanilla with cookie pieces & dark chocolate by Dannon, The Dannon Company Inc. carries a composite safety score of 70/100, 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 2 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, Nonfat yogurt & toppings, vanilla with cookie pieces & dark chocolate 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 B 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 Nonfat yogurt & toppings, vanilla with cookie pieces & dark chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Nonfat Yogurt: Cultured Grade A Non Fat Milk
2
Water
3
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Food Starch-modified
5
Natural And Artificial Flavors
6
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
7
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
8
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
9
To Preserve Freshness
10
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
11
Sodium Citrate. Topping: Chocolate Cookie Pieces
12
Unbleached Enriched Flour
13
Wheat Flour
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Reduced Iron
16
Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}
17
Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Palm
21
Canola Oil
22
Coca
23
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Leavening
25
Baking Soda
26
Calcium Phosphate
27
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
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Soy
30
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
31
Vanillin - An Artificial Flavor
32
Natural Chocolate
33
Dark Chocolate Pieces
34
Unsweetened Chocolate
35
Cocoa Butter
36
Soy Lecithin
37
Vanilla Extract

Full Ingredient List

Nonfat yogurt: cultured grade a non fat milk, water, fructose, food starch-modified, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, sucralose, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), acesulfame potassium, sodium citrate. topping: chocolate cookie pieces (unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), sugar, palm and/or canola oil, coca (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), cornstarch, salt, soy, lecithin, vanillin - an artificial flavor, chocolate), dark chocolate pieces (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract).

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Desserts Dairy desserts Fermented dairy desserts Yogurts Vanilla yogurt Greek-style yogurts

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