Avoid

Wilton, cookie kit, melts candy

by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc

Scores 10/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 4 flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0070896247025 · Serving size 0.083 KIT (25 g)

The verdict

Wilton, cookie kit, melts candy by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc scores 10/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 34-component record, beginning with White Candy Melts: Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Titanium Dioxide. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

10/100
Avoid safety score
4
flagged ingredients of 34 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0070896247025
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Wilton, cookie kit, melts candy

Wilton, cookie kit, melts candy by Wilton, Wilton Enterprises Inc carries a composite safety score of 10/100, 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan identified 4 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, melts candy 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, melts candy
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 10/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 87,353 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.3/100. Wilton, cookie kit, melts candy scores 76.3 points below that category average (10/100 vs. 86.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
White Candy Melts: 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
Artificial Flavor. Orange Triangles: Dextrose
11
Corn Starch
12
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
13
Magnesium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT
GRAS
14
Gum Arabic
15
Artificial Flavor
16
Confectioners' Glaze
17
Carnauba Wax
18
Fd&c Yellow #6. Black Icing: Sugar
19
Water
20
Vegetable Shortening
21
Soybean Oil
22
Palm Oil
23
Palm Oil
24
Mono And Diglycerides
25
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
26
Food Starch-modified
27
Corn
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
31
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
32
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
33
Preservative
34
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

White candy melts: sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, titanium dioxide (color), whole milk solids, reduced mineral whey powder, nonfat dry milk solids, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor. orange triangles: dextrose, corn starch, dextrin, magnesium stearate, gum arabic, artificial flavor, confectioners' glaze, carnauba wax, fd&c yellow #6. black 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, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1, artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid.

Categories

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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