Caution

Brownie trio

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742286860 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742286860 · Serving size 1 BROWNIE (44 g)

The verdict

Brownie trio scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 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 78-component record, beginning with Brownie Mix, Sugar, Enriched Wheat 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 78 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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

42286860 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Brownie trio label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …286860 · July 2026

23 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Source sheet 42286860 · 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

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.

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. Brownie trio scores 6.1 points below that category average (80/100 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

Brownie trio lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 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: 78 (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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Brownie Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Organic Cocoa
11
Egg Whites
12
Corn Syrup Solids
13
Soybean Oil
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Corn Starch
16
Leavening
17
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
18
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
19
Natural Flavor
20
Nonfat Dry Milk
21
Soy Flour
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
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
24
Margarine
25
Palm Oil
26
Water
27
Mono - And Diglycerides
28
Natural Butter Flavor
29
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
30
Preservative
31
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
32
Color
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Fudge Sauce
35
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
36
Sweetened Condensed Milk
37
Milk
38
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
39
Cultured Dextrose
40
Modified Food Starch
41
Nonfat Milk Powder
42
Dark Cocoa Powder
43
Gum Blend
44
Gum Arabic
45
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
46
Gum Arabic
47
White Icing
48
High Oleic Soybean Oil
49
Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils
50
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
51
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
52
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
53
Guar Gum
54
Cookie Topping
55
Enriched Flour
56
Thiamin Mononitrate
57
Vegetable Oil
58
Soybean Oil And Palm Oil With Tbhq For Freshness
59
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
60
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
61
Or Less Of Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour
62
Natural Chocolate
63
Baking Soda
64
Monocalcium Phosphate
65
Artificial Flavor
66
Soy Lecithin
67
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
68
Semisweet Chocolate
69
Unsweetened Chocolate
70
Cocoa Butter
71
Chocolate Curls
72
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
73
Skim Milk
74
Natural And Artificial Flavors
75
Sodium Citrate
76
Sodium Alginate
77
Sodium Phosphate
78
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Classic fudge: brownie mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cocoa [processed with alkali], dried egg whites, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, corn starch, leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate], natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, soy flour), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, natural butter flavor, citric acid [preservative], beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), fudge sauce (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], water, palm oil, sugar, cocoa [processed with alkali], contains less than 2% of the following: carrageenan, cultured dextrose, modified food starch, salt), cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil, corn syrup, nonfat milk powder, natural flavor, dark cocoa powder (processed with alkali), gum blend (gum arabic, xanthan gum, modified gum arabic), modified food starch. cookies & cream: brownie mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cocoa [processed with alkali], dried egg whites, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, corn starch, leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate], natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, soy flour), white icing (sugar, high oleic soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: mono - and diglycerides, salt, natural flavor, titanium dioxide [color], potassium sorbate [preservative], citric acid, polysorbate 60, guar gum), cookie topping (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] vegetable oil [soybean oil and palm oil with tbhq for freshness], cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, chocolate, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey), semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), soybean oil. caramel drizzled: brownie mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cocoa [processed with alkali], dried egg whites, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, corn starch, leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate], natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, soy flour), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), chocolate curls (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, skim milk, sugar], water, sugar, palm oil, modified food starch, natural and artificial flavors, sodium citrate, sodium alginate, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, salt, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium phosphate, tartaric acid), fudge sauce (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], water, palm oil, sugar, cocoa [processed with alkali], contains less than 2% of the following: carrageenan, cultured dextrose, modified food starch, salt), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, natural butter flavor, citric acid [preservative], beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil, corn syrup, nonfat milk powder, natural flavor, dark cocoa powder (processed with alkali), gum blend (gum arabic, xanthan gum, modified gum arabic), modified food starch.

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Invert Sugar is the first flagged ingredient selected from Brownie trio's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Invert Sugar. Open Invert Sugar
  • Compare Brownie trio'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 0078742286860: 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.