Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 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.

Barcode
0070640020102
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 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, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 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 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Buttermilk
2
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
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Cookie Dough Chunks
5
Wheat Flour
6
Brown Sugar
7
Interesterified Soybean Oil
8
Chocolate Chips
9
Unsweetened Chocolate
10
Cocoa Butter
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Vanilla Extract
13
Water
14
Cup
15
85g
16
Corn Starch
17
Baking Soda
18
Natural R 180 Butter Flavor
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Natural And Artificial Flavor}
21
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
22
Skim Milk
23
Cream
24
Cookie Dough Flavor
25
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Molasses
27
Natural Flavor
28
Dairy Product Solids
29
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
30
Milk
31
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
32
2% Or Less Of Natural Flavor
33
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
34
23% Guar Gum
35
Cellulose Gel
36
Cellulose Gum
37
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
38
Mono And Diglycerides
39
Tara Gum
40
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
41
Carob Bean Gum. Y Value* 3% Allergen Information:
42
3% Soy
43
Wheat. 28g 10% Mfd. By Wells Enterprises
44
Inc
45
An Iowa Corporation
46
0% D/b/a Wells Dairy
47
Inc. P.o. Box 1310 Le Mars
48
Ia 51031 - U.s.a

Full Ingredient List

BUTTERMILK, WHEY, SUGAR, COOKIE DOUGH CHUNKS (WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), WATER, cup (85g) CORN STARCH, BAKING SODA, NATURAL r 180 BUTTER FLAVOR, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR}, CORN SYRUP, SKIM MILK, CREAM, COOKIE DOUGH FLAVOR (SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, MOLASSES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, COCONUT OIL, MILK, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, DEXTROSE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN), CONTAINS 8% 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL FLAVOR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, 23% GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, TARA GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM. y Value* 3% ALLERGEN INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, 3% SOY, WHEAT. 28g 10% MFD. BY WELLS ENTERPRISES, INC., AN IOWA CORPORATION, 0% D/B/A WELLS DAIRY, INC. P.O. BOX 1310 LE MARS, IA 51031 - U.S.A. CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD Sugars 32% INGREDIENTS 1-800-331-0830 blueribbonclassics.com alcium 80mg 6% KEEP FROZEN um 140mg 4% how much a nutrient in daily diet. 2,000 calories on advice. F W Famil since make n just ice frozen We mal & me: L Wells UD

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