Advent Calendar Chocolate

by Favorite Day

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Advent Calendar Chocolate by Favorite Day receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0085239537176
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
5 pieces (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Advent Calendar Chocolate by Favorite Day carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Advent Calendar Chocolate 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

Composite safety metrics for Advent Calendar Chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Cocoa Butter
3
Natural Chocolate
4
Palm Oil
5
Milk
6
Almonds
7
Skim Milk
8
Hazelnuts
9
Glucose Syrup
10
Rapeseed Oil
11
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
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
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
14
Rice Flour
15
Butter
16
Coffee
17
Con - Densed Milk
18
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Wheat Flour
21
Organic Cocoa
22
Soy Flour
23
Natural Flavors
24
Sunflower Lecithin
25
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
26
Color Added
27
Beet Powder
28
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Mono - And Diglycerides
30
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Invertase
32
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
33
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
34
Sunflower Oil
35
Ammonium Carbonate
LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
36
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
37
Soy
38
Almond
39
Hazelnut And Wheat May Contain Egg
40
Peanut And Other Tree Nuts

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, PALM OIL, MILK, ALMONDS, SKIM MILK, HAZELNUTS, GLUCOSE SYRUP, RAPESEED OIL, LACTOSE, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, RICE FLOUR, BUTTER, COFFEE, CON - DENSED MILK, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT FLOUR, COCOA, SOY FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED (BEET POWDER) WHEAT STARCH, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, INVERTASE, DEXTROSE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SUNFLOWER OIL, AMMONIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM CARBONATE. CONTAINS MILK, SOY, ALMOND, HAZELNUT AND WHEAT MAY CONTAIN EGG, PEANUT AND OTHER TREE NUTS.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Festive foods Chocolate candies Christmas foods and drinks Bonbons Advent calendars

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