Mini frosted sugar cookies

by Lofthouse

20
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Mini frosted sugar cookies by Lofthouse receives a safety score of 20/100 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
0041820821925
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
15g

What the Data Says About

Mini frosted sugar cookies by Lofthouse carries a composite safety score of 20/100, 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, Mini frosted sugar cookies 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 Mini frosted sugar cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 20/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Enan Bleached Flour
3
Wheat Fl Niacin Reduced Iron
4
Thia Mononitrate
5
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Folic Water
7
Margarine
8
Palm Oil W Soybean Oil
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Mono Diglycerides
11
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
12
C Calcium 30 Calue* Disodium Preservative
13
Artificial Fl Vitamin A Palmitate
14
Than 2% Of Corn Starch
15
Re Eggs
16
Leavening
17
Soum Pyrophosphate
18
Bang S Monocal C Phosphate
19
Co 5% Syrup Solids
20
Soybean Oil
21
Colors
22
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
25
9% Yellow 5
26
Nonfat Milk
27
Palm Kernel Oil
28
Palm Oil
29
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
30
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
31
Cellulose Gum
32
Natural And Artificial Flavors
33
Soy 1% Lecithin
34
Emulsifier
35
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
36
Mono - And - 4% 8% Concentrate
37
Sunflower Lecithin Diglycerides
38
Milk Protein
39
. %
40
Eggs
41
Milk
42
Soy
43
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, ENAN BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FL NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIA MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL W SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO DIGLYCERIDES, ANNATTO (C CALCIUM 30 Calue* DISODIUM PRESERVATIVE, ARTIFICIAL FL VITAMIN A PALMITATE), CONTAINS THAN 2% OF CORN STARCH, RE EGGS, LEAVENING (SOUM PYROPHOSPHATE, BANG S MONOCAL C PHOSPHATE), CO 5% SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, COLORS (YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 1, 9% YELLOW 5), NONFAT MILK, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, POLYSORBATE 60, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY 1% LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SODIUM CASEINATE, SALT, MONO - AND - 4% 8% CONCENTRATE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN DIGLYCERIDES, MILK PROTEIN (EMULSIFIER). % CONTAINS: EGGS, MILK, SOY, WHEAT

Categories

Grocery

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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