Safe

Fudgy Flan

by Ben & Jerry's

Scores 95/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0076840036745 · Serving size 0.667 cup (138 g)

The verdict

Fudgy Flan by Ben & Jerry's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 28 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 28-component label is layered, beginning with Cream, Liquid Sugar, Sugar. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
flagged ingredient of 28 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.

40036745 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fudgy Flan label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 28 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate & fudge · ±0 BOOK-OFF …036745 · July 2026

Fudgy Flan screens 95/100 with 1 flagged of 28 parsed ingredients. 6 of 28 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chocolate & fudge Swirl (0 pts).

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fudgy Flan95/1002. Chocolate & fudge Swirl95/1003. Ben & Jerry’s Strawberrie…95/1004. Coffee & Fudge Chip95/1005. Salted Caramel95/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Fudgy Flan (95/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Fudgy Flan
95/100
Chocolate & fudge Swirl
95/100
Ben & Jerry’s Strawberries…
95/100
Coffee & Fudge Chip
95/100
Salted Caramel
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Fudgy Flan scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Fudgy Flan lists 28 ingredients on its label

28 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 460 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 568 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 830 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 952 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,030 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 971 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 838 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 777 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 663 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 592 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 540 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 440 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 30–32: 426 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 345 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 310 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 245 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 217 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 755 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts 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

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 28 (75th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
460 products (4%)
8–10
568 products (5%)
10–12
830 products (7%)
12–14
952 products (9%)
14–16
1,030 products (9%)
16–18
971 products (9%)
18–20
838 products (8%)
20–22
777 products (7%)
22–24
663 products (6%)
24–26
592 products (5%)
26–28
540 products (5%)
28–30
440 products (4%)
30–32
426 products (4%)
32–34
345 products (3%)
34–36
310 products (3%)
36–38
245 products (2%)
38–40
217 products (2%)
40 and above
755 products (7%)

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 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Cream, liquid sugar (sugar, water), skim milk, water, sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali), potato, coconut oil, corn syrup solids, soybean oil, egg yolks, rice starch, sunflower oil, barley malt, cocoa powder, wheat flour, milk, salt, soy lecithin, yeast extract, natural flavor, guar gum, sea salt, milkfat, vanilla extract, enzymes, carrageenan, baking soda.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts Ice creams and sorbets Ice creams

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.

Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles

Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Fudgy Flan, both outside the Ben & Jerry's brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).

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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