Carrot 3 layer slice

75
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Carrot 3 layer slice receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0041144651895
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Carrot 3 layer slice carries a composite safety score of 75/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Carrot 3 layer slice 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Carrot 3 layer slice
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 75/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Soybean Oil
3
Carrots
4
Fondant
5
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
6
Water
7
Flour
8
Bleached Wheat Flour
9
Iron
10
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Thiamin Mononitrate
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Whole Eggs
15
Dried Cream Cheese
16
Pasteurized Culture Milk And Cream
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Stabilizers
19
Xanthan
20
Carob Bean
21
Guar Gums
22
Shortening
23
Palm Oil
24
Mono And Diglycerides
25
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
26
Pineapple Filling
27
Pineapple
28
Modified Food Starch
29
Sodium Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate
30
Used As Preservatives
31
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
32
Locust Bean Gum
33
Erythorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Natural And Artificial Flavors
35
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
The Following: Walnuts
37
Raisins
38
Cinnamon
39
Baking Powder
40
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
41
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
42
Corn Starch
43
Monocalcium Phosphate
44
Natural Butter Flavor
45
Colored With Annatto
46
Vitamin A Palmitate Added. Imitation Vanilla
47
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
48
Alcohol
49
Artificial Flavors And Caramel Color
50
Egg Yokes
51
Milk Powder
52
Nonfat Dry Milk
53
Whey Solids

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, soybean oil, carrots, fondant (sugar, corn syrup, water), flour (bleached wheat flour, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized culture milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan and/or carob bean, and/or guar gums]), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), pineapple filling (pineapple, water, sugar, modified food starch, sodium benzoate & potassium sorbate (used as preservatives], citric acid, locust bean gum, erythorbic acid, natural and artificial flavors, fd&c yellow #5). contains less than 2% of the following: walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), natural butter flavor, colored with annatto, vitamin a palmitate added. imitation vanilla (water, propylene glycol, alcohol, sugar, artificial flavors and caramel color), egg yokes (egg yokes, sugar), milk powder (nonfat dry milk, whey solids).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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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