Frosted Cookies & Creme Cereal, Frosted Cookies & Creme

by Pop-tarts

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Frosted Cookies & Creme Cereal, Frosted Cookies & Creme by Pop-tarts receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0038000227288
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Cup (41 g)

What the Data Says About

Frosted Cookies & Creme Cereal, Frosted Cookies & Creme by Pop-tarts carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Frosted Cookies & Creme Cereal, Frosted Cookies & Creme 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 D 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 Frosted Cookies & Creme Cereal, Frosted Cookies & Creme
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
White Chocolate Flavored Filling
3
Soybean Oil
4
Skim Milk
5
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
6
White Chocolate
7
Cocoa Butter
8
Whole Milk Powder
9
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
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Palm Oil
12
Natural Flavor
13
Whole Wheat Flour
14
Whole Oat Flour
15
Rice Flour
16
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
17
Or Less Of Corn Bran
18
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Wheat Flour
21
Color Added
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Baking Soda. Vitamins And Minerals: Reduced Iron
25
Vitamin B1
26
Thiamin Hydrochloride
27
Thiamin Mononitrate
28
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Vitamin B6
32
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
34
Vitamin D3
35
Vitamin B12
36
Vitamin B2
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, White Chocolate Flavored Filling (Sugar, Soybean Oil, Skim Milk, Whey, White Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder], Cornstarch, Soy Lecithin, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor), Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Oat Flour, Rice Flour, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Contains 2% Or Less Of Corn Bran, Oat Fiber, Salt, Wheat Flour, Color Added, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Wheat Starch, Baking Soda. Vitamins And Minerals: Reduced Iron, Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate), Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin).

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products

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