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Cookies, candies & brownies

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070640018857 · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070640018857 · Serving size 2/3 cup (96 g)

The verdict

Cookies, candies & brownies scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 12 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 67-component record, beginning with Milk, Cream, Skim Milk. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
12
Many flagged · of 67 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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

40018857 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cookies, candies & brownies label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 12 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …018857 · July 2026

25 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 40018857 · 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

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Cookies, candies & brownies scores 92.9 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Desserts products

Cookies, candies & brownies lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 67 (100th 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (12 flagged of 67 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milk
2
Cream
3
Skim Milk
4
Buttermilk
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Cookie Dough Piece
7
Butter
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Corn Starch
10
Water
11
Chocolate Chips
12
Unsweetened Chocolate
13
Cocoa Butter
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Modified Food Starch
16
Molasses
17
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
18
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Soybean Oil
20
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
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Natural Flavors
23
Brownie Piece
24
Palm Oil
25
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
26
Fudge Swirl
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
Disodium Phosphate
29
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
30
Artificial Flavor
31
Caramel Swirl
32
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Buttermilk Solids
34
Nonfat Dry Milk
35
Mono And Diglycerides
36
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
37
Sodium Citrate
38
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Cookie Dough Base
40
Brown Sugar
41
Unbleached Wheat Flour
42
Mini M&m Candy
43
Milk Chocolate
44
Natural Chocolate
45
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
46
Milkfat
47
Artificial And Natural Flavors
48
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
49
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
50
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
53
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
55
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
58
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
59
Carnauba Wax
60
Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides
61
Carob Bean Gum
62
Tara Gum
63
Guar Gum
64
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
65
Cellulose Gel
66
Cellulose Gum
67
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Milk, cream, skim milk, buttermilk, sugar, cookie dough piece {wheat flour, sugar, butter, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), water, chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), food starch, molasses, corn syrup, fructose, soybean oil, sodium bicarbonate, salt, natural flavors, unsweetened chocolate}, brownie piece {wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, water, cocoa processed with alkali, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), fructose, corn syrup, natural flavors, soybean oil, salt}, fudge swirl {sweetened condensed skim milk (skim milk, sugar, corn syrup), sugar, water, dextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, butter (cream, salt), corn syrup, unsweetened chocolate, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, disodium phosphate, pectin (pectin, sugar), artificial flavor}, caramel swirl {corn syrup, water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, buttermilk solids, nonfat dry milk, butter (cream, salt), pectin, mono and diglycerides, salt, xanthan gum, sodium citrate}, whey, cookie dough base (brown sugar, sugar, water, molasses, unbleached wheat flour, salt), mini m&m candy [milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial and natural flavors), sugar, blue 1 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 2, corn syrup, dextrin, corn starch, carnauba wax}, cocoa butter], corn syrup, contains 1% or less of mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, tara gum, guar gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, caramel color.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cookies, candies & brownies's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Cookies, candies & brownies's 12 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 0070640018857: 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.