Caution

Muffins

by Orograin Bakeries Products Inc.

Scores 85/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0048121181017 · Serving size 1 muffin (61 g)

The verdict

Muffins by Orograin Bakeries Products Inc. scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 44-component record, beginning with Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Flour, Malted Barley Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
flagged ingredient of 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0048121181017
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.

What the Data Says About Muffins

Muffins by Orograin Bakeries Products Inc. carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework.

Of the 44 ingredients parsed from this label, 14 are covered by a regulator or watchdog we screen against (Polydextrose, Datem, Sorbic Acid and 11 others), with 12 carrying an FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) status and 8 a CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating. The remaining 30 ingredients appear in neither registry, so they neither raise nor lower the score. Each additive rated caution-or-worse penalizes the composite. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Muffins 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.

How the three scores on this page were derived

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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Muffins
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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Muffins scores 12.7 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Muffins lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,888 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,927 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,831 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,029 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,313 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,193 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,461 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,042 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,501 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,052 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,820 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,760 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,622 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,604 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,363 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,200 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,076 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 902 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 644 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 540 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,666 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,888 products (6%)
2–4
7,927 products (12%)
4–6
8,831 products (14%)
6–8
7,029 products (11%)
8–10
6,313 products (10%)
10–12
4,193 products (7%)
12–14
3,461 products (5%)
14–16
3,042 products (5%)
16–18
2,501 products (4%)
18–20
2,052 products (3%)
20–22
1,820 products (3%)
22–24
1,760 products (3%)
24–26
1,622 products (3%)
26–28
1,604 products (3%)
28–30
1,363 products (2%)
30–32
1,200 products (2%)
32–34
1,076 products (2%)
34–36
902 products (1%)
36–38
644 products (1%)
38–40
540 products (1%)
40 and above
1,666 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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

1
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Reduced Iron
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B1
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Vitamin B2
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Modified Food Starch
13
Yeast
14
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
16
Cellulose Fiber
17
Cornmeal Preservatives
18
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
19
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
20
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Natural Flavor
23
Wheat
24
Rye
25
Grain Vinegar
26
Malt Extract
27
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
28
Ground Corn
29
Monocalcium Phosphate
30
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
31
Mono And Diglycerides
32
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
33
Brown Rice
34
Oats
35
Sodium Searoyl Lactylaie
36
Triticale
37
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
38
Barley
39
Flaxseed
40
Millet
41
Ethoxylated Mono - And Diglycerides
42
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
43
Soybean Oil
44
Soy Flour

Full Ingredient List

Bleached enriched wheat flour [ flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2) folic acid], water, modified food starch, yeast, wheat gluten, polydextrose, cellulose fiber, cornmeal preservatives (calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid), salt, natural flavor, wheat, rye, grain vinegar, malt extract, dextrose, ground corn, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, mono and diglycerides, datem, brown rice, oats, sodium searoyl lactylaie, triticale, xanthan gum, barley, flaxseed, millet, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, sucralose, soybean oil, soy flour.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Breads

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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