favorite day bakery chocolate brownies

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

favorite day bakery chocolate brownies 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.

Barcode
0085239309223
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

favorite day bakery chocolate brownies 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, favorite day bakery chocolate brownies 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for favorite day bakery chocolate brownies
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Brownies
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Wheat Cts Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Ner S
8
50g
9
S 220 Aily Value* 18% 20% 79 An 1g Sugars Mononitrate
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Soybean
13
Canola Oil
14
Water
15
Egg Whites
16
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
17
Semi - Sweet Chocolate
18
Chocolate Liquor
19
Cocoa Butter
20
Soybean Lecithin {Emulsifier
21
Vanilla Extract
22
Milk
23
Cocoa Powder
24
Vegetable Oil Shortening
25
Palm Oil
26
Or Less Of: Natural And Artificial Flavor
27
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
28
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
29
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Leavening Blend
31
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
32
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
33
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Enriched Wheat Flour
35
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Monocalcium Phosphate
37
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
38
Soybean Lecithin
39
Molasses
40
Icing
41
Icing Sugar
42
Palm Kernel Oil
43
Monoglycerides
44
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
45
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
46
Margarine
47
Soybean Oil
48
Natural Flavor
49
Annatto Extract
50
Color
51
Turmeric Extract
52
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Vitamin Dj. Corn Syrup
54
Or Less Of: Water
55
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Nonfat Dry Milk
57
Mono - And Diglycerides
58
Artificial Flavor
59
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
60
Topping
61
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
62
Or Less Of: Sorbitan Tristearate
63
Emulsifier
64
Paprika Extract
65
Colord
66
Egg
67
Soy And Wheat 0% 4% 10% 3% 36% 2% 0% 6% 2%

Full Ingredient List

brownies (sugar, bleached enriched wheat cts flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine ner s (50g) s 220 aily value* 18% 20% 79 an 1g sugars mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean and/or canola oil, water, egg whites, corn syrup, semi - sweet chocolate [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soybean lecithin {emulsifier), vanilla extract, milk), cocoa powder [processed with alkali], vegetable oil shortening [palm oil, canola oil], contains 2% or less of: natural and artificial flavor, salt, whey [milk), modified cornstarch, leavening blend [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin, molasses), icing (icing sugar [sugar, cornstarch], vegetable oil shortening [canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60], invert sugar, margarine [soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey (milk), monoglycerides, soybean lecithin, natural flavor, annatto extract (color), turmeric extract (color), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin dj. corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: water, yellow 5, modified cornstarch, nonfat dry milk, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, salt, red 40 lake), topping (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, lactose, contains 2% or less of: sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier], soybean lecithin, natural flavor, paprika extract [colord contains egg, milk, soy and wheat 0% 4% 10% 3% 36% 2% 0% 6% 2%

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