Gingerbread townhouse kit
Contains 6 flagged ingredients
Gingerbread townhouse kit receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 6 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.
What the Data Says About
Gingerbread townhouse kit carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 6 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, Gingerbread townhouse kit 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 6 | 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
Gingerbread: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, fungal-amylase, ascorbic acid, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil), molasses, water, spices (cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves), leavening (baking soda), salt. white icing mortar: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), sugar, dried egg albumen, powdered vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate (milk), mono and diglycerides), corn starch, titanium dioxide (color), ammonium aluminum sulphate, gum arabic, cream of tartar, salt, artificial flavor, magnesium oxide. green fondant: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), corn syrup, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil), water, glycerin, food starch-modified (tapioca), cellulose gum, gum tragacanth, artificial flavor, sodium diacetate, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c blue #1, potassium sorbate (preservative). ready-to-use white icing: sugar, water, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean oil, modified palm oil, hydrogenated modified palm oil, mono and diglycerides), corn syrup, corn starch, food starch-modified (corn), salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, titanium dioxide (color), polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid. mini multi-colored candies: dextrose, corn syrup, citric acid, calcium stearate, tapioca dextrin, titanium dioxide (color), confectioners' glaze, carnauba wax, artificial flavor, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1. mini assorted lightbulbs: dextrose, corn syrup, citric acid, calcium stearate, tapioca dextrin, titanium dioxide (color), confectioners' glaze, carnauba wax, artificial flavors, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1. candy rounds: corn syrup, sugar, water, food starch-modified (corn), natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c red #3, fd&c blue #1. colored pinwheels: sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, titanium dioxide (color), natural and artificial flavors, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1.
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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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