Iced brownie bites, iced brownie

25
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Iced brownie bites, iced brownie receives a safety score of 25/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0078742322117
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 BROWNIES (50 g)

What the Data Says About

Iced brownie bites, iced brownie carries a composite safety score of 25/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Iced brownie bites, iced brownie is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Iced brownie bites, iced brownie
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 25/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour Niacin Reduced Iron Thiamine Mononitrate
3
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
5
Soybean Oil
6
Icing Sugar
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Corn Starch
9
Vegetable Shortening
10
Canola Oil
11
Palm Oil
12
Palm Kernel Oil Monoglycerides
13
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
14
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
15
Water
16
Egg White
17
Semi Sweet Chocolate
18
Chocolate Liquor Cocoa Butter Soybean Lecithin
19
Vanilla Extract
20
Organic Cocoa
21
Sprinkles
22
Sugar Modified Corn Starch
23
Palm Kernel Oil
24
Corn Starch
25
Corn Starch Sunflower Lecithin
26
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Fd&c Yellow #6 Shellac Polysorbate 60
30
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
31
Margarine
32
Soybean Oil Palm Oil
33
Water Salt Whey Soybean Lecithin
34
Monoglycerides Natural Flavor Annatto Extract
35
Color
36
Vitamin A Palmitate Vitamin D3
37
Artificial And Natural Flavor Modified Corn Starch
38
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
39
Fd&c Yellow #5 Aluminum Lake
40
Fd&c Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake
41
Fd&c Red #40 Aluminum Lake Fd&c Yellow #5 Whey
42
Nonfat Dry Milk Mono - And Diglycerides Leavening Blend
43
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
44
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
45
Monocalcium Phosphate
46
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
47
Soybean Lecithin
48
Molasses

Full Ingredient List

Sugar enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour niacin reduced iron thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, soybean oil, icing sugar (sugar, corn starch, vegetable shortening (canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, water, egg white, semi sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor cocoa butter soybean lecithin, vanilla extract), cocoa (processed with alkali) sprinkles (icing sugar [sugar corn starch], palm kernel oil, modified corn starch, corn starch sunflower lecithin, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue #1, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6 shellac polysorbate 60) invert sugar, margarine (soybean oil palm oil, water salt whey soybean lecithin, monoglycerides natural flavor annatto extract [color], vitamin a palmitate vitamin d3), artificial and natural flavor modified corn starch, salt, fd&c yellow #5 aluminum lake, fd&c yellow #6 aluminum lake, fd&c red #40 aluminum lake fd&c yellow #5 whey, nonfat dry milk mono - and diglycerides leavening blend (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin, molasses.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. 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.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial