fruit and cream oatmeal

by Hannaford

35
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

fruit and cream oatmeal by Hannaford receives a safety score of 35/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0041268108411
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

fruit and cream oatmeal by Hannaford carries a composite safety score of 35/100, 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 3 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, fruit and cream oatmeal 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 fruit and cream oatmeal
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 35/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Whole Grain Rolled Oats
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Creamer
4
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
5
Vegetable Oil
6
Soybean Oil
7
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
8
Canola Oil
9
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
10
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
A Milk Derivative
12
Potassium Phosphate
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
15
A Source Of Calcium
16
Dried Banana Flakes
17
Guar Gum
18
Artificial Flavor
19
Ferric Phosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
A Source Of Iron
21
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Vítamin B6
25
řIboflavin
26
Vitamin B2
27
Thiamin Mononitrate
28
Vitamin B1
29
Folic Acid. Blueberries &Cream Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats
30
Flavored And Colored Fruit Pieces
31
Figs
32
Corn Syrup Solids
33
Modified Food Starch
34
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
35
Flavored Blueberry Juice Concentrate
36
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
37
Natural Flavor
38
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
39
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Creamér
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Vitamin B6
44
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Thiamin Mononitràte
46
Fólic Acid. Peaches & Cream Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats
47
Apples
48
Citric Acid And Sodium Sulfite To Preserve Cólor
49
Annatto Color
50
Férric Phosphate
51
Pyridoxine Hydrochloríde
52
Ríboflavin
53
Fölic Acid. Strawberries & Cream Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats
54
Citric Acid And Sodium Sulfite To Presérve Color
55
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Soybean
57
Palm
58
Organic Coconut
59
Canola
60
A Milk Derívative
61
Poťassium Phosphate
62
Citric Acíd
63
Pyridóxine Hydrochloride
64
Folic Acid. Double Money Bacк

Full Ingredient List

whole grain rolled oats, sugar, creamer (maltodextrin, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or coconut oil and/or canola oil), whey, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative], potassium phosphate), contains less than 2% of: salt, calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), banana flakes, guar gum, artificial flavor, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vítamin b6), řiboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid. blueberries &cream ingredients: whole grain rolled oats, sugar, flavored and colored fruit pieces (dried figs, dried corn syrup solids, modified food starch, sugar, dextrose, flavored blueberry juice concentrate, glycerin, natural flavor, canola oil, citric acid, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake), creamér (maltodextrin, vegetable oil [soybean oil and/or coconut oil and/or canola oil), whey, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative], potassium phosphate), contains less than 2% of: salt, calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), guar gum, natural and artificial flavor, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitràte (vitamin b1), fólic acid. peaches & cream ingredients: whole grain rolled oats, sugar, flavored and colored fruit pieces (dried apples, calcium carbonate, artificial flavor, citric acid and sodium sulfite to preserve cólor, annatto color), creamer (maltodextrin, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or coconut oil and/or canola oil], whey, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative], potassium phosphate), contains less than 2% of: calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), salt, guar gum, artificial flavor, férric phosphate (a source of iron), vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloríde (vitamin b6), ríboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), fölic acid. strawberries & cream ingredients: whole grain rolled oats, sugar, flavored and colored fruit pieces (dried apples, calcium carbonate, artificial flavor, citric acid and sodium sulfite to presérve color, red 40), creamer (maltodextrin, vegetable oil [soybean and/or palm and/or coconut and/or canola), whey, sodium caseinate [a milk derívative], poťassium phosphate), contains less than 2% of: calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), salt, guar gum, natural and artificial flavor, citric acíd, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridóxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid. double money bacк

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