Ultimate triple chocolate walnut brownie mix with semisweet chocolate chips & chunks plus walnuts, triple chocolate walnut

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Ultimate triple chocolate walnut brownie mix with semisweet chocolate chips & chunks plus walnuts, triple chocolate walnut receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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
0070784450810
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.083 PACKAGE, ABOUT 1/4 CUP DRY MIX (34 g)

What the Data Says About

Ultimate triple chocolate walnut brownie mix with semisweet chocolate chips & chunks plus walnuts, triple chocolate walnut carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Ultimate triple chocolate walnut brownie mix with semisweet chocolate chips & chunks plus walnuts, triple chocolate walnut 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 Ultimate triple chocolate walnut brownie mix with semisweet chocolate chips & chunks plus walnuts, triple chocolate walnut
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Bleached Flour
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Milk Chocolate Chunks
11
Whole Milk Powder
12
Cocoa Butter
13
Unsweetened Chocolate
14
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
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Artificial Flavor
18
Semisweet Chocolate Chunks
19
Chocolate Liquor
20
Emulsifier
21
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
22
Walnuts With Preservative
23
BHT
Caution GRAS
24
Vegetable Shortening
25
The Following: Canola
26
Palm Oil
27
With Preservative
28
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
29
Organic Cocoa
30
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
31
Monoglycerides
32
Leavening
33
Baking Soda

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), milk chocolate chunks (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, dextrose, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor), semisweet chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, emulsifier [lecithin], artificial flavor), walnuts with preservative (bht), vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: canola and/or palm oil) with preservative (tbhq), cocoa (processed with alkali), cornstarch, dextrose, salt, monoglycerides, leavening (baking soda).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes Cooking helpers Dessert mixes Pastry helpers Baking Mixes Cake mixes

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