Explosive Espresso Chip Cookie

by Alternative baking company

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Explosive Espresso Chip Cookie by Alternative baking company receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0703741001014
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cookie (60 g)

What the Data Says About

Explosive Espresso Chip Cookie by Alternative baking company carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Explosive Espresso Chip Cookie 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

Composite safety metrics for Explosive Espresso Chip Cookie
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Organic Unbleached Wheat Fur
2
Cane Sugar
3
Chocolate Chips
4
Cane Sugar
5
Unsweetened Chocolate
6
Cocoa Butter
7
Anhydrous Dextrose
8
Sweetener
9
Grape Juice
10
Rice Dextrin
11
Buttery Spread
12
Oil Hend
13
Palm Fruit
14
Canola And Olive Oils
15
Water Alt
16
Natural Flavor Mower Lecithin
17
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
18
Non-dairy
19
An Extract
20
Water
21
Humectant
22
Egg Substitute
23
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Tapioca Flour
25
Leavening
26
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
28
Cream Of Tartar
29
Cellulose Gum
30
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
31
Coffee
32
Vanilla Extract
33
Vanilla Beans
34
Alcohol
35
Natural Flavors
36
And Water
37
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
38
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
39
Magnesium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
40
Baking Powder
41
Sodium Acidpyrophosphate
42
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
43
Non-gmo Cornstarch
44
Monocalcium Phosphate
45
Wheat
46
7 03741 00101 Cat!

Full Ingredient List

organic unbleached wheat fur, organic unrefined cane sugar, chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, anhydrous dextrose), natural sweetener (grape juice, rice dextrin), buttery spread (oil hend (palm fruit, canola and olive oils) water alt, contains less than 2% of natural flavor mower lecithin, lactic acid(non-dairy), an extract), water, humectant (grape juice, rice dextrin), egg substitute (potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, modified cellulose), coffee, vanilla extract (vanilla beans, alcohol, natural flavors, and water), sea salt (salt, magnesium carbonate), baking powder (sodium acidpyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, non-gmo cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), sodium bicarbonate, allergen information: contains wheat, may contain traces of peanuts and other tree nuts due to the manufacturing process, 7 03741 00101 cat!

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial