Caution

Soft & Chewy Strawberry

by Newtons

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0044000046507 · Newtons · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0044000046507 · Serving size 2 cookies (29 g)

The verdict

Soft & Chewy Strawberry by Newtons scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 28 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 28-component label is layered, beginning with Invert Sugar, Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Sugar. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 28 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0044000046507
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00046507 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Soft & Chewy Strawberry label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 28 ing. REG-PART 50% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-FINISH Chunkey Mixed Fruit · ±0 BOOK-OFF …046507 · July 2026

14 of 28 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Source sheet 00046507 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chunkey Mixed Fruit · Nearest score peer is Chunkey Mixed Fruit at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Soft & Chewy Strawberry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Soft & Chewy Strawberry70/1002. Chunkey Mixed Fruit: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chunkey Mixed Fruit70/1003. Oreo Coca-Cola: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Oreo Coca-Cola70/1004. OREO ZERO SUGAR: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. OREO ZERO SUGAR70/1005. Sugar free oreos: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sugar free oreos70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Soft & Chewy Strawberry (70/100 on 28 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Soft & Chewy Strawberry
70/100
Chunkey Mixed Fruit
70/100
Oreo Coca-Cola
70/100
OREO ZERO SUGAR
70/100
Sugar free oreos
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Soft & Chewy Strawberry scores 16.1 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Soft & Chewy Strawberry lists 28 ingredients on its label

28 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 28 (78th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 28 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
2
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Unbleached Enriched Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Strawberry Puree
12
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
13
Apple Powder
14
Canola Oil
15
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
16
Palm Oil
17
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
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
19
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Natural Flavor
22
Baking Soda
23
Soy Lecithin
24
Sodium Citrate
25
Sodium Benzoate Added To Preserve Freshness
26
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

invert sugar, whole grain wheat flour, sugar, unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), strawberry puree, corn syrup, apple powder, canola oil, modified cornstarch, palm oil, modified tapioca starch, citric acid, pectin, salt, natural flavor, baking soda, soy lecithin, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate added to preserve freshness, caramel color, red 40, artificial flavor,

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits and crackers Biscuits

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Soft & Chewy Strawberry

Neighbours outside Newtons near Soft & Chewy Strawberry's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Newtons; these peers cross brands.

Same mid-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (2 flagged of 28 on 0044000046507).

Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (28 on 0044000046507).

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Invert Sugar is the first flagged ingredient selected from Soft & Chewy Strawberry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 28-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Invert Sugar. Open Invert Sugar
  • Compare Soft & Chewy Strawberry's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0044000046507: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.