Caution

Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry

by Smucker's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0051500050538 · Smucker's · Cooking helpers. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0051500050538 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (40 g)

The verdict

Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry by Smucker's scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 13 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 13-component label led by Corn Syrup, Water, Strawberries; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 13 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00050538 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 13 ing. REG-PART 46% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-LONG Len top 53% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Stars & stripes, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …050538 · July 2026

6 of 13 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00050538 · 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: Stars & stripes, fruit mist, pineapple & coconut · Nearest score peer is Stars & stripes, fruit mist, pineapple & coconut 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Strawberry Flavored Desse…70/1002. Stars & stripes, fruit mist, pineapple & coconut: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Stars & stripes, fruit mi…70/1003. Wild cherry flavored sparkling water beverage, wild cherry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Wild cherry flavored spar…70/1004. Clear choice, sparkling water beverage: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Clear choice, sparkling w…70/1005. Key lime flavored sparkling water beverage, key lime: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Key lime flavored sparkli…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry (70/100 on 13 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry
70/100
Stars & stripes, fruit mist, pineapple & coconut
70/100
Wild cherry flavored sparkling water beverage, wild cherry
70/100
Clear choice, sparkling water beverage
70/100
Key lime flavored sparkling water beverage, key lime
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 4,660 products we've scored in the Cooking helpers category, the average safety score is 90.9/100. Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry scores 20.9 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 90.9/100), 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 Cooking helpers products

Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry lists 13 ingredients on its label

13 47th percentile a longer ingredient list than 47% of the 1,898 products we track

0–2: 36 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 95 products (5%). Below this entry. 4–6: 146 products (8%). Below this entry. 6–8: 252 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 178 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 121 products (6%). Below this entry. 12–14: 148 products (8%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 124 products (7%). Above this entry. 16–18: 111 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 107 products (6%). Above this entry. 20–22: 84 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 74 products (4%). Above this entry. 24–26: 58 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 47 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 51 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 42 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 30 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 27 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 19 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 13 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 135 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Cooking helpers 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

1,898 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 13 (47th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
36 products (2%)
2–4
95 products (5%)
4–6
146 products (8%)
6–8
252 products (13%)
8–10
178 products (9%)
10–12
121 products (6%)
12–14
148 products (8%)
14–16
124 products (7%)
16–18
111 products (6%)
18–20
107 products (6%)
20–22
84 products (4%)
22–24
74 products (4%)
24–26
58 products (3%)
26–28
47 products (2%)
28–30
51 products (3%)
30–32
42 products (2%)
32–34
30 products (2%)
34–36
27 products (1%)
36–38
19 products (1%)
38–40
13 products (1%)
40 and above
135 products (7%)

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 1,898 Cooking helpers 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 13 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Corn Syrup, Water, Strawberries, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Apple Powder, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Strawberry Seeds, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Xanthan Gum, Red 40.

Categories

Cooking helpers Toppings

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry

Neighbours outside Smucker's near Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Smucker's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, Strawberry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 13-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Strawberry Flavored Dessert Topping, 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 0051500050538: 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.