Safe

Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00696654 · Trader Joe's · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00696654 · Serving size 1 pancake (90g)

The verdict

Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes by Trader Joe's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 23 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 23-component label is layered, beginning with Water, Wheat Flour, Batter Mix. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 23 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

00696654 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 23 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 38% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Caramel latte liquid · ±0 BOOK-OFF …696654 · July 2026

10 of 23 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00696654 · 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: Caramel latte liquid coffee creamer · Nearest score peer is Caramel latte liquid coffee creamer at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sweet Cinnamon Filled Kor…95/1002. Caramel latte liquid coffee creamer: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Caramel latte liquid coff…95/1003. Fruit and Protein Smoothie: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Fruit and Protein Smoothie95/1004. Coronation instant breakfast drink strawberry high protein: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Coronation instant breakf…95/1005. Original Syrup: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Original Syrup95/100
High-band neighbours for Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes (95/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

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

Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes
95/100
Caramel latte liquid coffee creamer
95/100
Fruit and Protein Smoothie
95/100
Coronation instant breakfast drink strawberry high protein
95/100
Original Syrup
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 18,164 products we've scored in the Desserts category, the average safety score is 89.5/100. Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes scores 5.5 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 89.5/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes lists 23 ingredients on its label

23 62nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 62% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). This entry sits in this band. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Above this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Above this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Above this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts 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

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 23 (62nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 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 11,156 Desserts 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 23 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Wheat Flour
3
Batter Mix
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
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
7
Sweet Rice Flour
8
Canola Oil
9
Rice Flour
10
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
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Glucono-delta-lactone
13
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
14
Sweet Potato Mousse
15
Sweet Potato
16
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
17
Dried Vinegar
18
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
19
Soybean Oil
20
Yeast
21
Cinnamon
22
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
23
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, BATTER MIX (WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, SWEET RICE FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, RICE FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SALT, GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SWEET RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SWEET POTATO MOUSSE (SWEET POTATO, WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, VINEGAR, XANTHAN GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, CINNAMON, CARAMEL COLOR, SEA SALT

Categories

Desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 23-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Sweet Cinnamon Filled Korean Pancakes's 1 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 00696654: 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.