Jingle jangle

by Trader Joe's

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Jingle jangle by Trader Joe's receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
00513241
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 portion (34 g)

What the Data Says About

Jingle jangle by Trader Joe's carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Jingle jangle 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 Jingle jangle
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Milk Chocolate
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Milkfat
5
Soy Lecithin
6
Vanilla Flavor
7
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
8
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
9
Palm Oil
10
Milk
11
Unsweetened Chocolate
12
Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Baking Soda
15
Vanilla Bean Seeds
16
Natural Flavor
17
Cane Sugar
18
Unbleached Enriched Flour
19
Wheat Flour
20
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Reduced Iron
22
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
25
Dutch-processed Cocoa
26
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
27
Invert Sugar Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
28
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
30
Confectioner's Glaze
31
Gum Arabic
32
Ground Peanuts
33
Palm Kernel Oil
34
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
35
Milk Chocolate Candies
36
Whole Milk Powder
37
Dried Cane Syrup
38
Color Added
39
Vegetable Juice
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Color Additive
40
Beta Carotene
41
Acacia Gum
42
Canauba Wax
43
Pretzels
44
Iron
45
Malted Barley Flour
46
Soybean Oil
47
White Chocolate
48
Whole Milk
49
Nonfat Dry Milk
50
Milk Fat

Full Ingredient List

sugar, milk chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, caramel, corn syrup, palm oil, sugar, milk, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder processed with alkali, salt, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, baking soda, vanilla bean seeds, natural flavor, cane sugar, unbleached enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, palm oil, dutch-processed cocoa, cocoa powder processed with alkali, cornstarch, invert sugar syrup, baking soda, sea salt, natural flavor, ethyl alcohol, confectioner's glaze, gum arabic, soy lecithin, vanilla bean seeds, natural vanilla flavor, ground peanuts, sugar, palm kernel oil, lactose, salt, palm oil, soy lecithin, milk chocolate candies, milk chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, sugar, cane syrup, color added, vegetable juice, beta carotene, acacia gum, confectioner's glaze, canauba wax, ethyl alcohol, pretzels, unbleached enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour, salt, soybean oil, white chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, nonfat dry milk, milk fat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor

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