Caution

Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream

by Russell Stover

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077260042613 · Russell Stover · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077260042613 · Serving size 1 BAR (28 g)

The verdict

Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream by Russell Stover scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 20 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 20-component label is layered, beginning with Consist Of Pastel Coating, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil And Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 20 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

60042613 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 20 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-FLAG Red 40 PHOTO-FINISH Assorted Fine Chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …042613 · July 2026

7 of 20 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 40). Source sheet 60042613 · 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 Fine Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Assorted Fine Chocolate 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Strawberries and cream he…75/1002. Assorted Fine Chocolate: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Assorted Fine Chocolate75/1003. Orange fruit flavored jelly centers enrobed in smooth dark chocolate sugar free bites, orange: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Orange fruit flavored jel…75/1004. Mini Red Fish: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Red Fish75/1005. Yogurt Pretzels: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Yogurt Pretzels75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream (75/100 on 20 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream
75/100
Assorted Fine Chocolate
75/100
Orange fruit flavored jelly centers enrobed in smooth dark chocolate sugar free bites, orange
75/100
Mini Red Fish
75/100
Yogurt Pretzels
75/100

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. Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream scores 11.1 points below that category average (75/100 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

Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream lists 20 ingredients on its label

20 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% of the 81,477 products 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%). This entry sits in this band. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Above this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Above this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. 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: 20 (60th 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.

Full Ingredient List

Consist of pastel coating {sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil and partially hydrogenated palm oil, nonfat dry milk, whole milk, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artificial flavor), salt}, sugar, corn syrup, strawberries, egg albumen, salt, natural flavor, fd&c red #40, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate (preservative), and invertase (an enzyme).

Other products containing Consist Of Pastel Coating

Consist Of Pastel Coating is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolate candies

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream

Neighbours outside Russell Stover near Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Russell Stover; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 40 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 20-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 40. Open Red 40
  • Compare Strawberries and cream heart covered in white pastelle, strawberries and cream's 1 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 0077260042613: 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.