Avoid

Monster cookies

by Monster

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239096277 · Monster · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239096277 · Serving size 1 COOKIE (28 g)

The verdict

Monster cookies by Monster scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 6 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Bleached And Unbleached 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
6
Many flagged · of 59 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.

39096277 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Monster cookies label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Market pantry, birthday · ±0 BOOK-OFF …096277 · July 2026

20 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 39096277 · 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: Market pantry, birthday cake sandwich cookies, chocolate, chocolate · Nearest score peer is Market pantry, birthday cake sandwich cookies, chocolate, 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 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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Monster cookies: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Monster cookies0/1002. Market pantry, birthday cake sandwich cookies, chocolate, chocolate: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Market pantry, birthday c…0/1003. Market pantry, pink & white fudge animal cookies: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Market pantry, pink & whi…0/1004. Cookie Kit: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Cookie Kit0/1005. Sugar Cookies: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Sugar Cookies0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Monster cookies (0/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Monster cookies
0/100
Market pantry, birthday cake sandwich cookies, chocolate, chocolate
0/100
Market pantry, pink & white fudge animal cookies
0/100
Cookie Kit
0/100
Sugar Cookies
0/100

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. Monster cookies 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

Monster cookies lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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%). 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: 59 (98th 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 (6 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Bleached And Unbleached Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Margarine
9
Palm Oil
10
Soybean Oil
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Mono And Diglycerides
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Natural Flavor
16
Beta Carotene
17
Color
18
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Candy Gems
22
Milk Chocolate
23
Cocoa Butter
24
Chocolate Liquor
25
Whole Milk Powder
26
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
27
Salt Vanillin
28
Artificial Colors
29
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
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
Gum Arabic
37
Confectioner's Glaze
38
Peanuts
39
Peanut Butter
40
Dry Roasted Peanuts
41
Cottonseed
42
Rapeseed Oil
43
Raisins
44
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
45
Milk Chocolate Chips
46
Milk
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
Vanilla
49
Organic Raisin Paste
50
Emulsifier
51
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
52
Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
53
Mono - And Diglycerides
54
Eggs
55
Leavening
56
Baking Soda
57
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
58
Cream Of Tartar
59
Corn Starch

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (bleached and unbleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, soybean oil, salt, whey, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), sugar, invert sugar, candy gems (milk chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, whole milk powder, lactose, soy lecithin, salt vanillin], sugar, artificial colors [red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 1 lake], corn syrup, gum arabic, confectioner's glaze), peanuts, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, hydrogenated cottonseed and/or rapeseed oil, salt), raisins, fructose, milk chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate liquor, dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla), raisin paste, emulsifier (propylene glycol, mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin), eggs, leavening (baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate, cream of tartar), modified corn starch, salt, natural flavor.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Monster cookies

Neighbours outside Monster in the same lower screening band as Monster cookies (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Monster; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Monster cookies's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Monster cookies's 6 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 0085239096277: 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.