Spring cookie platter gourmet cookies

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Spring cookie platter gourmet cookies receives a safety score of 80/100 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
0600559012228
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 COOKIE (28 g)

What the Data Says About

Spring cookie platter gourmet cookies carries a composite safety score of 80/100, 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 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, Spring cookie platter gourmet cookies 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 Spring cookie platter gourmet cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Unbleached Unbromated Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
All Purpose Shortening
10
Palm Oil And Soybean Oil
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Water
13
Cake Flour
14
Bleached Wheat Flour
15
Whole Eggs
16
Margarine
17
Soybean Oil
18
Palm Oil
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Mono And Di-glycerides
21
Soybean Lecithin
22
Natural Flavor
23
Annatto Color
24
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
25
Butter
26
Yellow Color
27
Vanilla Flavor
28
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
29
Artificial Flavors
30
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
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
32
Natural Butter Flavor
33
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
34
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
35
BHA
Avoid GRAS
36
Mixed Tocopherols
37
Raspberry
38
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
39
Apples
40
Treated With Sulfites
41
Raspberries
42
Or Less Of The Following: Phosphoric Acid
43
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
44
Cocoa Drops
45
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
46
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
47
Whey Powder
48
Milk
49
Soy Lecithin
50
An Emulsifier
51
And Vanillin
52
An Artificial Flavoring
53
Natural Chocolate
54
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
55
Cooca Powder Processed With Alkali
56
Buttermilk
57
Cocoa Powder
58
Milkfat
59
Palm Oil
60
Sorbitan Monostearate And Soya Lecithin And Polysorbate-60
61
Emulsifiers
62
And Natural And Artificial Flavors
63
Sprinkles
64
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
65
Palm Kernel
66
Organic Coconut
67
Palm
68
Oils
69
Corn Starch
70
Artificial Flavor
71
Color Confectioners Glaze
72
F.d.c Colors Yellow # 5
73
Yellow # 6
74
Red #3
75
Blue #1
76
Red # 40

Full Ingredient List

Unbleached unbromated flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), all purpose shortening (palm oil and soybean oil), sugar, water, cake flour (bleached wheat flour), whole eggs, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, salt, mono and di-glycerides, soybean lecithin, natural flavor, annatto color, vitamin a palmitate added), butter, salt, yellow color, vanilla flavor (propylene glycol, artificial flavors, caramel color, citric acid), butter flavor (xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, bha, mixed tocopherols), raspberry (corn syrup, apples (treated with sulfites), raspberries, contains 2% or less of the following: phosphoric acid, pectin,), cocoa drops (cocoa processed with alkali, dextrose, whey powder (milk), soy lecithin (an emulsifier), and vanillin (an artificial flavoring), chocolate (partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cooca powder processed with alkali, buttermilk, cocoa powder, milkfat, hydrogenated palm oil, sorbitan monostearate and soya lecithin and polysorbate-60 (emulsifiers), and natural and artificial flavors) sprinkles (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel, coconut, palm, oils), corn starch, soy lecithin, (an emulsifier), artificial flavor, color confectioners glaze, f.d.c colors yellow # 5, yellow # 6, red #3, blue #1, red # 40)

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits

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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