Macarons
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Macarons by Member's Mark receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
Macarons by Member's Mark carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 3 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, Macarons 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 85/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Full Ingredient List
vanilla bean macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), liquid egg white, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), butter, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), modified corn starch, natural flavor, xanthan gum, vanilla bean powder. contains milk, eggs, almonds, soy. may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio, wheat. salted caramel macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), egg whites, semisweet chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), butter, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), modified corn starch, corn syrup, cocoa, wheat syrup, coffee extract, palm oil, brown sugar, non fat dry milk, palm kernel oil, pectin, sodium phosphate, soy lecithin, caramel color, natural flavors, carageenan, salt, xanthan gum. contains milk, eggs, almonds, wheat, soy. may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio. chocolate macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), liquid egg white, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), dark chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, natural flavor), butter, modified corn starch, cocoa, xanthan gum. contains milk, eggs, almonds, soy. may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio, wheat. strawberry macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), egg whites, strawberry puree (strawberries, sugar), butter, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavori, modified corn starch, carmine color, paprika oleoresin color, natural flavor, xanthan gum. contains milk, eggs, almonds, soy. may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio, wheat. mango macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), egg whites, mango, butter, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), modified corn starch, beta carotene color, natural flavor, xanthan gum. contains milk, eggs, almonds, soy. may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio, wheat. lemon macaron: almond powder, sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), egg whites, whipping cream (cream, milk, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), lemon puree (water, citric acid, sugar, lemon pulp cells, high fructose corn syrup, lemon juice concentrate, lemon oil sodium citrate, butter, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), modified corn starch, turmeric oleoresin color, xanthan gum. contains milk, eggs, almonds, soy may contain traces of hazelnut, pistachio, wheat. ques we wou member samscle
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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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