Hood, new england's ice cream, old orchard beach whoopie pie

by Hood

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Hood, new england's ice cream, old orchard beach whoopie pie by Hood receives a safety score of 95/100 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
0044100706929
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (66 g)

What the Data Says About

Hood, new england's ice cream, old orchard beach whoopie pie by Hood carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 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, Hood, new england's ice cream, old orchard beach whoopie pie 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 Hood, new england's ice cream, old orchard beach whoopie pie
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
Buttermilk
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Corn Syrup Syrup
5
Cake Pieces
6
Margarine
7
Palm Oil
8
Soybean Oil
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Mono And Diglycerides
11
Artificial Flavor
12
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
13
Color
14
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Wheat Flour
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Reduced Iron
20
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
21
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Pasteurized Eggs
23
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
24
Water
25
Brown Sugar
26
Organic Cocoa
27
Unenriched Wheat Flour
28
Baking Powder
29
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
30
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
31
Corn Starch
32
Monocalcium Phosphate
33
Glycerine
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Natural Flavor
36
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
37
Natural And Artificial Flavors Flavors
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Organic Invert Syrup
40
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Milkfat and nonfat milk, buttermilk, sugar, corn syrup syrup, cake pieces (margarine (palm oil, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto (color), vitamin a palmitate), sugar, enriched, wheat flour(wheat flour, thiamine mononitrate, niacin, riboflavin, reduced iron, folic acid), fructose, pasteurized eggs, cocoa processed with alkali, water, brown sugar, natural cocoa, unenriched wheat flour, baking powder(sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), glycerine, powdered sugar(sugar, corn starch), natural flavor, salt), whey, cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavors flavors, lactic acid, invert syrup, caramel color.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

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