Mini bananas foster pie
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Mini bananas foster pie receives a safety score of 45/100 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
Mini bananas foster pie carries a composite safety score of 45/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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, Mini bananas foster pie 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Whole milk, sugar, non dairy topping base [water, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, sugar, dextrose, corn syrup, polysorbate 60, sodium caseinate, carbohydrate gum, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, hydroxypropyl cellulose, artificial flavor, beta carotene], wheat flour, whip topping base [cream, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, powdered whey, modified tapioca starch, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat dry milk, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, tetra sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium hexametaphosphate], shortening [palm oil, soybean oil], half and half cream, water, whole eggs, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, butter, banana flavor [water, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, fd&c yellow #5], modified food starch, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, corn syrup, corn starch salt, dried whey, vanilla, natural and artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, citric acid, calcium propionate, egg shade [fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6], cinnamon.
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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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