Strawberry danish, strawberry
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Strawberry danish, strawberry receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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.
What the Data Says About
Strawberry danish, strawberry carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 2 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, Strawberry danish, strawberry 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, soy lecithin, mono - and diglycerides, postassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], natural flavor, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), strawberry filling (sugar, strawberry puree, water, corn syrup, strawberry juice, modified corn starch, pectin, citric acid, natural flavors, malic acid, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium citrate, red 40, blue 1), water, cream cheese filling (milk, pasteurized milk, cream, skim milk, palm oil, milk protein concentrate, cheese cultures, salt, carob bean gum, lactic acid, mono & diglycerides, citric acid, apocarotenal [color]), egg, palm oil, dextrose, invert sugar, contains less than 2% of the following: yeast, whey, salt, mono & diglycerides, soy flour, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, agar, disodium phosphate, locust bean gum, modified corn starch, corn syrup, distilled monoglycerides, enzymes, tapioca starch, corn flour, turmeric oleoresin (color), soybean oil, soy lecithin, paprika oleoresin (color), glyceryl monooleate, polysorbate 60, natural flavor, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), corn starch, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), lemon juice concentrate, citric acid.
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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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