Avoid

Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut

by Target Stores

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239430392 · Target Stores · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239430392 · Serving size 2.9 ONZ (82 g)

The verdict

Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut by Target Stores scores 25/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 70-component record, beginning with Sugar, Soybean Oil, Water. 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.

25/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 70 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

20/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

25/100

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.

39430392 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 25/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-FINISH Super sour buddies · ±0 BOOK-OFF …430392 · July 2026

29 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 39430392 · 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: Super sour buddies chewy candies · Nearest score peer is Super sour buddies chewy candies 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. Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bar cake with layers of d…25/1002. Super sour buddies chewy candies: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Super sour buddies chewy …25/1003. Market pantry, gummi worms: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Market pantry, gummi worms25/1004. Gummi Bears: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Gummi Bears25/1005. Market pantry, fruit snacks, mixed fruit, mixed fruit: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Market pantry, fruit snac…25/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut (25/100 on 70 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut
25/100
Super sour buddies chewy candies
25/100
Market pantry, gummi worms
25/100
Gummi Bears
25/100
Market pantry, fruit snacks, mixed fruit, mixed fruit
25/100

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. Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut scores 61.1 points below that category average (25/100 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

Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 70 (99th 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 25/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 70 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Soybean Oil
3
Water
4
Enriched Bleached Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Eggs
12
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
13
Milk
14
Cream
15
Chocolate Liquor
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
Modified Food Starch
18
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
19
Butter
20
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
21
Cocoa Butter
22
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
23
Artificial Flavor
24
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
25
Carbohydrate Gum
26
Soy Lecithin
27
Nonfat Milk
28
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
29
Corn Starch
30
Mono - And Diglycerides
31
Baking Soda
32
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
33
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
34
Tricalcium Phosphate
35
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Vegetable Oil
37
Natural Flavor
38
Soy Flour
39
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
40
Mono - And Diesters Of Fatty Acids
41
Hazelnuts
42
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
43
Cacao Mass
44
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
45
Dough Conditioner
46
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
47
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
48
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
49
Reduced-fat Cocoa Powder
50
Sodium Citrate
51
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
52
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
53
Preservative
54
Sodium Phosphate
55
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
56
Color
57
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
58
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
59
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
60
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
61
Monocalcium Phosphate
62
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
63
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
64
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
65
Butter Oil
66
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
67
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
68
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
69
Organic Vanilla Powder
70
Sesame Oil

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, soybean oil, water, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, milk, cream, chocolate liquor, corn syrup, modified food starch, cocoa processed with alkali, butter, dextrose, cocoa butter, whey, artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, carbohydrate gum, soy lecithin, nonfat milk, sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn starch, mono - and diglycerides, baking soda, caramel color, sodium aluminum phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, salt, vegetable oil, natural flavor, soy flour, propylene glycol, mono - and diesters of fatty acids, hazelnuts, sulfites, cacao mass, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), citric acid, sorbitan monostearate, gelatin, reduced-fat cocoa powder, sodium citrate, carrageenan, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium phosphate, annatto (color), xanthan gum, lactose, titanium dioxide (color), maltodextrin, monocalcium phosphate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium caseinate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, butter oil, wheat starch, yellow 5, yellow 6, vanilla powder, sesame oil.

Other products containing Reduced-fat Cocoa Powder

Reduced-fat Cocoa Powder is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut

Neighbours outside Target Stores in the same lower screening band as Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut (25/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Stores; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 70-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Bar cake with layers of dark chocolate cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse & dark chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut's 5 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 0085239430392: 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.