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Variety cookie collection

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239085011 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239085011 · Serving size 2 COOKIES; HORSESHOE, LINZER, MELTAWAY, STRAWBERRY FINGER COOKIES: 1 COOKIE | SNOWCAP RINGS, LEMON CRUNCH, SPRINKLE, CHERRY TOP, PEACAN CRUNCH, WHILE CHOCOLATE TWIST COOKIES: (30 g)

The verdict

Variety cookie collection scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 92 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 9 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 92-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
9
Many flagged · of 92 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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

39085011 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Variety cookie collection label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 9 flagged LEN-DENSE 92 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …085011 · July 2026

33 of 92 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 39085011 · 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Variety cookie collection scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 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

Variety cookie collection lists 92 ingredients on its label

92 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

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: 92 (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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (9 flagged of 92 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
 2
Wheat Flour
 3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
 5
Thamine Mononitrate
 6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Shortening
 10
Palm Oil
 11
Soybean Oil
 12
Soy Lecithin
 13
Enriched Flour
 14
Malted Barley Flour
 15
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
 17
White Confectionery Coating
 18
Palm Kernel Oil
 19
Nonfat Milk Solids Whole Milk Powder
 20
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
21
Emulsifier
 22
Vanilla
 23
Cottonseed Oil
 24
Water
 25
Decorettes
 26
Corn Starch
 27
Confectioner's Glaze
 28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
30
Natural And Artificial Flavor
 31
Carnauba Wax
 32
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
34
Red Cherries
 35
Cherries
 36
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
37
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
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
39
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
40
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Green Cherries
 43
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
44
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
Yellow Sprinkles
 46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
47
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
48
Confectionery Coating
 49
Palm Kernel Oil
 50
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
 51
Jelly
 52
Concentrated Apple Puree
 53
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
54
Apple Powder
 55
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
56
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
57
Preservative
 58
Sodium Citrate
 59
Dicalcium Phosphate
 60
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
61
Mono And Diglycerides
 62
Artificial Flavors
 63
Strawberry Jam
 64
Strawberry Puree
 65
Apple
 66
Sulphur Dioxide
 67
Sodium Sulfite
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
68
Chocolaty Coating
 69
Organic Cocoa
 70
Artificial Flavor
 71
Eggs
 72
Egg Whites
 73
Nonpareils
 74
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
75
Sprinkles
 76
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
77
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
78
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
79
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
80
Pecans
 81
Brown Sugar
 82
Macaroon Paste
 83
Apricot Kernels
 84
Almonds
 85
Organic Coconut
 86
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
87
Corn Sugar
 88
Margarine
 89
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
90
Vitamin A Palmitate And Beta Carotene
 91
Color
 92
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

Full Ingredient List

Enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, shortening (palm oil, soybean oil, soy lecithin), enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), white confectionery coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat milk solids whole milk powder, whey, palm oil, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanilla), shortening (soybean oil, cottonseed oil), water, decorettes (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5 lake, red 3, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax, yellow 5, blue 1), red cherries (cherries, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, sodium benzoate, red 40, sulfur dioxide), green cherries (cherries, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, malic acid, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, yellow 5, blue 1, sulfur dioxide), contains 2% or less of:, yellow sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5 lake, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax), powdered sugar (dextrose, corn starch), confectionery coating (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, alkalized cocoa powder, whey, soy lecithin, vanilla), jelly (high fructose corn syrup, apple puree [ascorbic acid], water, apple powder, citric acid, pectin, gellan gum, sodium benzoate [preservative], sodium citrate, dicalcium phosphate, xanthan gum, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavors, red 40, blue 1), strawberry jam (sugar, strawberry puree, dehydrated apple, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate [preservative], red 40, blue 1, sulphur dioxide, sodium sulfite), chocolaty coating (sugar, soybean oil, cocoa, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), eggs, egg whites, nonpareils (sugar, corn starch, red 3, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 6, red 40), sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, dextrin, soy lecithin, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, red 3, blue 1 lake), pecans, brown sugar, macaroon paste (apricot kernels, sugar, almonds, potassium sorbate [preservative]), coconut (sodium metabisulfite), corn sugar, margarine (soybean oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate and beta carotene [color]), salt, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, whey, natural and artificial flavor, red 40, yellow 6.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Variety cookie collection's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 92-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Variety cookie collection's 9 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 0085239085011: 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.