Lunchables Ham & American with Capri Sun Fruit Punch and Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Lunchables

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Lunchables Ham & American with Capri Sun Fruit Punch and Chocolate Chip Cookies by Lunchables receives a safety score of 85/100 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
0044700006771
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 serving (100 g)

What the Data Says About

Lunchables Ham & American with Capri Sun Fruit Punch and Chocolate Chip Cookies by Lunchables carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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, Lunchables Ham & American with Capri Sun Fruit Punch and Chocolate Chip 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 Lunchables Ham & American with Capri Sun Fruit Punch and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 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
Filtered Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Pear
4
Grape And Orange Juice Concentrates
5
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
6
Monk Fruit Concentrate
7
Apple And Pineapple Juice Concentrates
8
Natural Flavor
9
Mushroom Extract
10
Ham
11
Water
12
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
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
15
Potassium Salts
16
Sodium Phosphates
17
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
18
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
19
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
20
Natural Flavor
21
Natural Smoke Flavor
22
Unbleached Enriched Flour
23
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
24
Canola Oil
25
Palm Oil
26
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Leavening
28
Milk
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Wheat
31
Milkfat
32
Milk Protein Concentrate
33
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
34
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Sodium Citrate
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
38
Cheese Culture
39
Enzymes
40
Oleoresin Paprika
41
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
42
Sunflower Lecithin
43
Wheat Flour
44
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Reduced Iron
46
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
49
Vegetable Oil Shortening
50
Baking Soda
51
Natural Type Flavor

Full Ingredient List

FILTERED WATER, SUGAR, PEAR, GRAPE AND ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATES, CITRIC ACID, MONK FRUIT CONCENTRATE, APPLE AND PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATES, NATURAL FLAVOR, MUSHROOM EXTRACT, HAM, WATER, SODIUM LACTATE, SALT, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, POTASSIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SUGAR, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, FLAVOR, SMOKE FLAVOR, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS, CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING, MILK, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT, MILK, WATER, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, ANNATTO, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING, BAKING SODA, NATURAL TYPE FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT

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