Wilton, cookie kit, candy melts

by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Wilton, cookie kit, candy melts by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc 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 5 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
0070896247018
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.08333 KIT (25 g)

What the Data Says About

Wilton, cookie kit, candy melts by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc 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 5 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, Wilton, cookie kit, candy melts 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 Wilton, cookie kit, candy melts
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 5 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
Bright White Candy Melts Candy: Sugar
2
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
3
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
4
Color
5
Whole Milk Solids
6
Reduced Mineral Whey Powder
7
Nonfat Dry Milk Solids
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Artifical Flavor. Black Icing Tube: Sugar
11
Water
12
Vegetable Shortening
13
Soybean Oil
14
Palm Oil
15
Palm Oil
16
Mono And Diglycerides
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
Corn Starch
19
Food Starch-modified
20
Corn
21
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
24
Artificial Flavor
25
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Preservative
28
Citric Acid. Hearts: Dextrose
29
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
30
Magnesium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT
GRAS
31
Gum Arabic
32
Confectioners' Glaze
33
Carnauba Wax
34
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)

Full Ingredient List

Bright white candy melts candy: sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, titanium dioxide (color), whole milk solids, reduced mineral whey powder, nonfat dry milk solids, nonfat dry milk solids, soy lecithin, salt, artifical flavor. black icing tube: sugar, water, vegetable shortening,(hydrogenated soybean oil, modified palm oil, hydrogenated palm oil, mono and diglycerides), corn syrup, corn starch, food starch-modified (corn), salt, mono and diglycerides, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1, artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid. hearts: dextrose, corn starch, dextrin, magnesium stearate, gum arabic, artificial flavor, confectioners' glaze, carnauba wax, fd&c red #3.

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