Concern

Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072250020619 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072250020619

The verdict

Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes scores 60/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 82 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 82-component record, beginning with Sugar, Water, Enriched Bleached Flour. 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.

60/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 82 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

60/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

50020619 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 60/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 82 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …020619 · July 2026

26 of 82 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 50020619 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes scores 26.1 points below that category average (60/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes lists 82 ingredients on its label

82 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 82 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 60/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 82 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Water
 3
Enriched Bleached Flour
 4
Wheat Acts Flour
 5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced 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
Vegetable Oil
 11
Palm Oil And Soybean Oil
 12
Reese's Peanut Butter
 13
Roasted Peanuts
 14
Vegetable Oil
 15
Rapeseed
 16
Cottonseed
 17
Soybean Oil
 18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Monoglycerides
 21
Molasses
 22
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
23
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Confectionery Coating
 25
Palm Kernel And Palm Oils
 26
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
 27
Soy Lecithin
 28
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
29
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Milk
 31
Hershey's Cocoa
 32
Eggs
 33
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
34
Corn Starch
 35
Leavening
 36
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
37
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
38
Monocalcium Phosphate
 39
Nonfat Dry Milk
 40
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
41
12% Roasted Peanut Extract
42
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
43
Mono - And Diglycerides
 44
Glycerine
 45
Wheat Protein Isolate
 46
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
47
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
48
Natural And Artificial Flavors
 49
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
 50
Agar
 51
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
52
Wheat Flour
 53
Agave Syrup
 54
Inulin
Other
Safe
55
Organic Agave
 56
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
57
2% Caramel Color
58
Guar Gum
 59
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
60
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
61
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
62
Tricalcium Phosphate
 63
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
64
Color
 65
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
66
Enzymes
 67
Corn Flour. 13% Nutmeg
 68
Corn Starch
 69
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
70
Cellulose Gum. Cinnamon
 71
Potassium Sorbate And Sorbic Acid
 72
Topped With Candy Sprinkles
 73
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
 74
Cocoa Powder
 75
Soy Lecithin. Dextrin
 76
Carnauba Wax
 77
Confectioner's Glaze
 78
Fd&c Yellow #5 S 52% Lake
 79
Fd&c Yellow #6 Lake
 80
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
81
Fd&c Yellow #6. Er G/2.2oz
82
30 Ily Value 18% 13% Fd&c Blue #1 And Fd&c Red #40

Full Ingredient List

sugar, water, enriched bleached flour (wheat acts flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (palm oil and soybean oil), reese's peanut butter (roasted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil (rapeseed, cottonseed, and soybean oil), salt, peanut oil, monoglycerides, molasses, cornstarch), high fructose corn syrup, confectionery coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oils, cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin, salt, vanillin, whey [milk), hershey's cocoa, eggs, corn syrup, modified corn starch, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), nonfat dry milk, partially defatted peanut flour, 12% roasted peanut extract, monoglycerides, calcium carbonate, salt, mono - and diglycerides, glycerine, wheat protein isolate, calcium sulfate, dextrose, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, propylene glycol monostearate, agar, xanthan gum, wheat flour, agave syrup, inulin (agave), datem, 2% caramel color, guar gum, polysorbate 60, citric acid, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tricalcium phosphate, titanium dioxide (color), sodium hexametaphosphate, enzymes, corn flour. 13% nutmeg, corn starch, potato starch, cellulose gum. cinnamon, potassium sorbate and sorbic acid (to retard 8% spoilage), topped with candy sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm and palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, soy lecithin. dextrin, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, fd&c yellow #5 s 52% lake, fd&c yellow #6 lake, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6. er g/2.2oz) 30 ily value* 18% 13% fd&c blue #1 and fd&c red #40). manufactured on shared equipment that also processes products containing tree nuts and 90mg 15% peanuts. 130mg 2%

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Topped With Candy Sprinkles is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 14 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 82-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Reese’s Peanut Butter Flavored Cupcakes's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0072250020619: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.