Harvest Frosted Sugar Cookies

by Lofthouse

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 11 flagged ingredients

Harvest Frosted Sugar Cookies by Lofthouse receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 11 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
0708971118990
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cookie (38 g)

What the Data Says About

Harvest Frosted Sugar Cookies by Lofthouse carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 11 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, Harvest Frosted Sugar 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Harvest Frosted Sugar Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 11 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
3
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
Margarine
10
Palm Oil
11
Water
12
Soybean Oil
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Or Less Of: Mono - & Diglycerides
15
Calcium Disodium Edta
16
Preservative
17
Artificial Flavor
18
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
19
Color
20
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Eggs
22
Or Less Of: Water
23
Corn Starch
24
Vegetable Oil
25
Palm Kernel Oil
26
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
27
Cottonseed
28
Skim Milk
29
Colors
30
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
32
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
36
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
42
Natural & Artificial Flavors
43
Leavening
44
Baking Soda
45
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
46
Monocalcium Phosphate
47
Soy Lecithin
48
Emulsifier
49
Confectioner's Glaze
50
Lac Resin
51
Organic Cocoa
52
Food Starch-modified
53
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
54
Carnauba Wax
55
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains 2% or less of: mono - & diglycerides, calcium disodium edta [preservative], artificial flavor, annatto [color], vitamin a palmitate), eggs, contains 2% or less of: water, corn starch, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil and/or palm oil and/or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and/or soybean oil]), skim milk, colors (yellow 6 lake, blue 1, blue 1 lake, blue 2, blue 2 lake, red 3, red 40, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6), dextrin, natural & artificial flavors, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin (emulsifier), confectioner's glaze (lac resin), cocoa (processed with alkali), food starch-modified, polysorbate 60, carnauba wax, sodium propionate (preservative).

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