Half Fudge Brownie And Half Chocolate Chip Cookie
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Half Fudge Brownie And Half Chocolate Chip Cookie 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.
What the Data Says About
Half Fudge Brownie And Half Chocolate Chip Cookie 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, Half Fudge Brownie And Half Chocolate Chip Cookie 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 E 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
| 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 | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cookie ((bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil), dextrose, corn syrup solids, dried whole eggs, contains 2% or less of each of the following: molasses powder (molasses, wheat starch, soy lecithin), fructose, salt, nonfat dry milk, sodium bicarbonate, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, citrus fiber, caramel color, sodium acid pyrophosphate, beta carotene (color), guar gum, soy flour), semi-sweet chocolate chunks (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor)), semi sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla extract), extra fine granulated sugar, water, salted butter (pasteurized cream, salt), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, natural butter flavor, citric acid added as a preservative, colored with beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate added)), brownie ((sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, palm oil, contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, cornstarch defatted soy flour, egg whites, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), mono - and diglycerides, salt, whey), water, soybean oil)
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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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