Cheesecake sampler
by Archer Farms, Target Stores
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Cheesecake sampler by Archer Farms, Target Stores receives a safety score of 70/100 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
Cheesecake sampler by Archer Farms, Target Stores carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Cheesecake sampler 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 | 70/100 | 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
Graram crackers (unbleached unriched wheat flour, graham flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, molasses, honey, salt, sodium bicarbonate), sour cream (cultured cream, food starch-modified, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate), chocolate cookie (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oil shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean, and/or cottonseed oil), cocoa processed with alkali, high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, salt, dextrose, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin natural flavor), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor annatto [color], calcium disodium edta, vitamin a palmitate added), water, cornstarch, brown sugar, vanilla, strawberries, cocoa powder, lemon juice, white chocolate (sugar cocoa butter, whole milk powder, nonfat dry milk, butter oil, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin vanilla), water, concentrated orange juice, strawberry flavor ( water, sugar, propylene glycol, citric acid, alcohol, malic acid, natural and artificial strawberry flavor), sweet cocoa and vegetable fat coating (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, buttermilk, cocoa, milkfat, hydrogenated palm oil, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavors), heavy cream (heavy cream, carrgeenan, mono and diglycerides), cinnamon, red 40, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, glucose, corn syrup, soy lecithin.
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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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