Mini pecan sticky bun
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Mini pecan sticky bun 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.
What the Data Says About
Mini pecan sticky bun 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, Mini pecan sticky bun 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 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Wheat flour, enriched (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), margarine (palm oil, palm kernel oil, salt, emulsifiers [soya-lecithin, distilled monoglycerides], butter flavor, citric acid, antioxidant [soy-derived], vitamin a and permitted coloring [beta-carotene]), sugar, dextrose, whey [milk], monoglycerides, salt, soybean oil, defatted soy flour, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, calcium propionate, contains 2% or less of each of the following: (sodium staeroyl lactylate [ssl], wheat gluten, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium sulfate, xanthan gum, eggs, calcium sulfate, enzymes [contains wheat], ascorbic acid, beta carotene [color]), palm oil flakes, yeast (yeast, soybean oil, sorbitan monosterate, ascorbic acid, arabic gum), whole eggs, sodium silicoaluminate, butter vanilla flavor (dextrose, corn starch dioxide, ethyl alcohol, turmeric extract, apo carotenal, vitamin e), fully refined soybean oil, sugar, bleached wheat flour, (enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, malted barley, folic acid), cinnamon, modified food starch, caramel color, cellulose gum, salt, ground cinnamon, sugar, corn syrup, vegetable shortening [soybean oil, vegetable mono - and diglycerides, tocopherols (vitamin e) and vitamin c palmitate (as antioxidants)], pecans, contains 2% or less of each of the following: molasses, corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavors, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), agar, malic acid.
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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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