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 (palm oil, modified palm oil), molasses, water, baking soda, salt, spices (cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves). ready-to-use white icing: sugar, water, vegetable shortening (palm oil, modified palm oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, corn starch, modified corn starch, salt, artificial flavor, titanium dioxide (color), potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid. white icing mortar: sugar, meringue powder (sugar, dried egg white, corn starch, gum arabic, cream of tartar, salt, aluminum ammonium sulfate, artificial flavor), modified corn starch, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil, maltodextrin, sodium caseinate, potassium phosphate, mono - and diglycerides, sodium phosphate), titanium dioxide (color). candy rounds: corn syrup, sugar, modified corn starch, artificial flavors, citric acid, fd&c red #3, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c blue #1. mini multi-colored candies: dextrose, corn syrup, citric acid, calcium stearate, tapioca dextrin, titanium dioxide (color), confectioner's 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. multi-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. multi-colored lightbulbs: dextrose, corn syrup, citric acid, calcium stearate, tapioca dextrin, titanium dioxide (color), confectioner's 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. green fondant: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), corn syrup, vegetable shortening (palm oil, modified palm oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, glycerin, modified tapioca starch, cellulose gum, gum tragacanth, artificial flavor, sodium diacetate, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c blue #1, potassium sorbate (preservative).
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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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