Safe

A Dozen Sweet Bites

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00967679 · Trader Joe's. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00967679 · Serving size 1 piece (21 g)

The verdict

A Dozen Sweet Bites by Trader Joe's scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 86 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 86-component record, beginning with Water, Caramel, Sugar. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 86 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
00967679
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

90/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00967679 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

A Dozen Sweet Bites label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 86 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Heinz Zesty Cocktail · ±0 BOOK-OFF …967679 · July 2026

12 of 86 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00967679 · 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: Heinz Zesty Cocktail Sauce · Nearest score peer is Heinz Zesty Cocktail Sauce at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. A Dozen Sweet Bites: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. A Dozen Sweet Bites90/1002. Heinz Zesty Cocktail Sauce: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Heinz Zesty Cocktail Sauce90/1003. Worcestershire: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Worcestershire90/1004. Worcestershire Sauce: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Worcestershire Sauce90/1005. Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chunk White Albacore Tuna In Water: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chun…90/100
High-band neighbours for A Dozen Sweet Bites (90/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

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

A Dozen Sweet Bites
90/100
Heinz Zesty Cocktail Sauce
90/100
Worcestershire
90/100
Worcestershire Sauce
90/100
Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chunk White Albacore Tuna In Water
90/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

A Dozen Sweet Bites lists 86 ingredients on its label

86 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 86 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 86 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Glucose-fructose Syrup
5
Liquid Whole Egg
6
Sugar Solution
7
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
8
Milk Chocolate
9
Cocoa Butter
10
Whole Milk Powder
11
Cocoa Mass
12
Soy Lecithin
13
Emulsifier
14
Vanilla Flavor
15
Cream
16
Sunflower Oil
17
Butter
18
Wheat Flour
19
Broken Biscuit
20
Vegetable Oils
21
Organic Sunflower
22
Rapeseed
23
Anhydrous Milkfat
24
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
25
Milk Proteins
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Barley Malt Extract
28
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
29
Raising Agent
30
Mixed Tocopherol
31
Anti-oxydant
32
Sunflower Lecithin
33
Liquid Egg White
34
Egg White
35
Thickeners
36
Guar Gum
37
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
38
Liquid Egg Yolk
39
Skim Milk Powder
40
Lactose And Milk Proteins
41
Beef Gelatin
42
Cocoa Powder
43
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
44
Gelling Agents
45
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
46
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
47
Emulsifiers
48
Mono - And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
49
Lactic Acid Esters Of Mono - And Diglycerides
50
Natural Flavor And Color
51
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
52
Egg White Powder
53
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
54
Acidifier
55
Thickeners Locust Bean Gum
56
Almond Biscuit
57
Ground Almonds
58
Invert Sugar Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
59
Dark Chocolate
60
Low Fat Cocoa Powder
61
Confectioner's Butter
62
Coffee Extract
63
Natural Coffee Flavor
64
Pork Gelatin
65
Raspberry Puree
66
Almond
67
Icing Sugar
68
Dehydrated Raspberry Pieces
69
Grated Coconut
70
Gelling Agent
71
Lemon Juice
72
Organic Vanilla Pods
73
Thickener
74
Milk
75
Eggs
76
Wheat
77
Soy
78
Almond
79
Coconut. May Contain Traces Of Chestnut
80
Hazelnut
81
Lichee Nut
82
Macadamia Nut
83
Pecan
84
Pistachio
85
Shea Nut
86
Walnut

Full Ingredient List

Caramel And Chocolate Cake: Water, Caramel (Sugar, Water, Glucose-fructose Syrup), Liquid Whole Egg, Sugar Solution (Sugar, Water), Coconut Oil, Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Natural Vanilla Flavor), Cream, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Glucose-fructose Syrup, Concentrated Butter, Wheat Flour, Broken Biscuit (Sugar, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Anhydrous Milkfat, Lactose, Milk Proteins, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (Raising Agent), Mixed Tocopherol (Anti-oxydant), Sunflower Lecithin (Emulsifier)), Liquid Egg White (Egg White, Thickeners (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum)), Liquid Egg Yolk, Skim Milk Powder, Lactose and Milk Proteins, Beef Gelatin, Cocoa Powder, Rice Starch, Gelling Agents (Pectin, Carrageenan), Emulsifiers (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides), Natural Flavor and Color, Caramel Color (Sugar, Water), Egg White Powder, Salt, Citric Acid (Acidifier), Thickeners Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum). Opéra Cake: Almond Biscuit (Egg White, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Water, Liquid Egg Yolk, Ground Almonds, Concentrated Butter, Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (Emulsifier), Invert Sugar Syrup), Cream, Water, Sugar Solution (Sugar, Water), Dark chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Low Fat Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier)), Confectioner's Butter, Dark Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Natural Vanilla Flavor), Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Liquid Egg Yolk, Skim Milk Powder, Lactose and Milk Proteins, Coffee Extract, Low Fat Cocoa Powder, Natural Coffee Flavor, Pork Gelatin, Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (Emulsifier), Potato Starch. Macaron Raspberry: Cream, Sugar, Raspberry Puree, Powdered Almond, Liquid Whole Egg, Liquid Egg White (Egg White, Thickeners (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum)), Icing Sugar, Wheat Flour, Raspberry Pieces, Liquid Egg Yolk, Water, Grated Coconut, Beef Gelatin, Rice Starch, Skim Milk Powder, Lactose and Milk Proteins, Egg White Powder, Pectin (Gelling Agent), Lemon Juice, Pork Gelatin, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Vanilla Pods, Mono - and Diglycerides of fatty acids (Emulsifier), Xanthan Gum (Thickener). CONTAINS MILK, EGGS, WHEAT, SOY, ALMOND, COCONUT. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF CHESTNUT, HAZELNUT, LICHEE NUT, MACADAMIA NUT, PECAN, PISTACHIO, SHEA NUT, WALNUT.

Other products containing Sugar Solution

Sugar Solution is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for A Dozen Sweet Bites

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as A Dozen Sweet Bites (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from A Dozen Sweet Bites's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 86-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare A Dozen Sweet Bites's 2 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 00967679: 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.