Avoid

Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake

by Arnie's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076185002511 · Arnie's · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076185002511 · Serving size 1 SLICE (51 g)

The verdict

Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake by Arnie's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 84 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 6 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 84-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Niacin Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
6
Many flagged · of 84 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

85002511 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 84 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Assorted pops · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002511 · July 2026

26 of 84 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 85002511 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Assorted pops · Nearest score peer is Assorted pops at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Arnie's, caramel pecan da…0/1002. Assorted pops: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Assorted pops0/1003. Superscoops wafers sandwiches: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Superscoops wafers sandwi…0/1004. Cheddar Fries: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Cheddar Fries0/1005. Cheddar Fries: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Cheddar Fries0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake (0/100 on 84 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake
0/100
Assorted pops
0/100
Superscoops wafers sandwiches
0/100
Cheddar Fries
0/100
Cheddar Fries
0/100

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. Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 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

Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake lists 84 ingredients on its label

84 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 84 (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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (6 flagged of 84 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Niacin Iron
3
Thiamin Mononitrate
4
Riboflavin Folic Acid
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Water
7
Margarine And Shortening
8
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean
9
Cottonseed Oil
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Mono - And Diglycerides
12
Annatto/turmeric
13
Color
14
Calcium Edta
15
Preservative
16
Artificial Flavor
17
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
18
Pecans
19
Walnuts
20
Brown Sugar
21
Eggs
22
Yeast
23
Cinnamon
24
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
25
Soy Flour
26
Corn Flour
27
Mono And Diglycerides With Bht Preservative
28
Leavening
29
Baking Soda
30
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
31
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
32
Monocalcium Phosphate
33
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
34
Nonfat Milk
35
Buttermilk
36
Soybean Oil
37
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
38
Molasses
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
41
Cellulose Gum
42
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
43
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
44
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
45
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
46
Dough Conditioner
47
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
48
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
49
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
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
51
Corn Sweetener
52
Organic Apple Juice From Concentrate
53
Raspberry Puree
54
Pectin Cellulose Gel
55
Benzoate Of Soda
56
Natural And Artificial Flavors
57
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
58
Apricot Concentrate
59
Agar
60
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
61
Preservatives
62
Food Starch-modified
63
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
64
Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids
65
Nonfat Milk Solids
66
Sorbital Monostearate
67
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
68
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
69
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
70
Butter
71
Cream
72
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
73
Treated With Sulfites
74
Oranges
75
Lemons
76
Locust Bean Gum
77
And Sodium Hexametaphophate
78
Beet Fiber
79
Alcohol
80
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
81
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
82
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
83
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
84
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (niacin iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), sugar, water, margarine and shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, annatto/turmeric (color), calcium edta (preservative), artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), pecans and/or walnuts, brown sugar, eggs, yeast, cinnamon, whey, soy flour, corn flour, mono and diglycerides with bht preservative, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminum sulfate), nonfat milk, buttermilk, soybean oil, invert sugar, molasses, soy lecithin, glycerin, cellulose gum, datem, silicon dioxide, calcium sulfate, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), wheat starch, calcium carbonate, l-cysteine, citric acid, corn sweetener, apple juice from concentrate, raspberry puree, pectin cellulose gel, benzoate of soda (preservative), natural and artificial flavors, corn syrup, apricot concentrate, agar, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), food starch-modified, dextrose, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, nonfat milk solids, sorbital monostearate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol, butter (cream, salt), caramel color (treated with sulfites), oranges, lemons, locust bean gum, sodium hexametaphophate, beet fiber, alcohol, yellow 5, fd&c red #40, fd&c red #3, fd&c yellow #6, and fd&c blue #1

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake

Neighbours outside Arnie's in the same lower screening band as Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Arnie's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 84-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Arnie's, caramel pecan danish coffeecake's 6 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 0076185002511: 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.