Avoid

Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake

by Arnie's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076185005536 · Arnie's · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076185005536 · Serving size 1 CUP CAKE (85 g)

The verdict

Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake by Arnie's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 80 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 7 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 80-component record, beginning with Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
7
Many flagged · of 80 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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

85005536 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 80 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Assorted pops · ±0 BOOK-OFF …005536 · July 2026

32 of 80 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 85005536 · 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Triple Chocolate Filled C…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 Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake (0/100 on 80 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake
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. Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake 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

Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake lists 80 ingredients on its label

80 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: 80 (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 (7 flagged of 80 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
3
Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
10
Soybean Oil Leavening
11
Baking Soda
12
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
13
Sodium Aluminium Phosphate
14
Monocalcium Phosphate
15
Aluminium Sulfate
16
Food Starch-modified
17
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
18
Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids
19
Mono & Diglycerides With Bht & Citric Acid
20
Dextrose Salt
21
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
22
Nonfat Milk Solids
23
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
24
Soy Lecithin
25
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
26
Cellulose Gum
27
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
28
Water
29
Natural And Artificial Flavor Corn Syrup
30
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
31
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
33
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
34
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
35
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
36
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Glycerine
38
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
40
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
41
Carrageenan Gum
42
Cherries
43
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
44
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
45
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
46
Egg Whites
47
Guar Gum
48
Triethyl Citrate Shortening
49
Soybean
50
Palm Kernel
51
Carob Powder
52
Triglycerides
53
Margarine
54
Palm Oil
55
Soybean Oil
56
Salt With Mono And Diglycerides Added
57
Colored With Annatto
58
Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative
59
Artificial Butter Flavor
60
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
61
Whole Eggs
62
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
63
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
64
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
65
Modified Food Starch
66
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
67
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
68
Methyl Paraben And Propyl Paraben
69
Butter
70
Pasteurized Cream
71
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
72
Distilled Monoglycerides
73
Distilled Propylene Glycol Monesters
74
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
75
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
76
Bourbanaise Vanilla
77
Natural And Artificial Flavors
78
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
79
Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup Glycerin
80
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

Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, soybean oil leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminium sulfate), food starch-modified, propylene glycol, mono & diesters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides with bht & citric acid, dextrose salt, sorbitan monostearate, nonfat milk solids, caramel color, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, water, natural and artificial flavor corn syrup, polysorbate 60, glycerin, wheat starch, sulfites, silicon dioxide, sucrose, maltodextrin, high fructose corn syrup, glycerine, fd&c yellow 5, fd&c blue 1, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, carrageenan gum, cherries, calcium chloride, fd&c red #40, sulfur dioxide, egg whites, guar gum, triethyl citrate shortening (soybean and/or palm kernel, polysorbate 60), carob powder, contains 2% or less of: triglycerides, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt with mono and diglycerides added, colored with annatto, calcium disodium edta added as a preservative, artificial butter flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), whole eggs, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, tbhq, fd&c red 40, glycerine, modified food starch, fd&c red 3, carrageenan gum, potassium sorbate, methyl paraben and propyl paraben, butter (pasteurized cream, lactic acid), distilled monoglycerides, distilled propylene glycol monesters, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium silicate , bourbanaise vanilla (natural and artificial flavors, water, ethyl alcohol, caramel color, partially inverted sugar syrup glycerin, citric acid)

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake

Neighbours outside Arnie's in the same lower screening band as Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake (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

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 80-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Triple Chocolate Filled Cupcake's 7 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 0076185005536: 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.