Frosted Sugar Cookies

by Lofthouse Cookies, Lofthouse Foods

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 12 flagged ingredients

Frosted Sugar Cookies by Lofthouse Cookies, Lofthouse Foods 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 12 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
0708971917418
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 COOKIE (38 g)

What the Data Says About

Frosted Sugar Cookies by Lofthouse Cookies, Lofthouse Foods 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 12 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, 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. 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 Frosted Sugar Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 12 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
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
Rice. Flour
23
Or Less Of: Water
24
Corn Starch
25
Skim Milk
26
Vegetable Oil
27
Palm Kernel Oil
28
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
29
Cottonseed
30
Leavening
31
Baking Soda
32
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
33
Monocalcium Phosphate
34
Artificial Flavors
35
Colors
36
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
38
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
39
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
42
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
44
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
45
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
46
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
47
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Food Starch-modified
49
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
50
Confectioner's Glaze
51
Lac Resin
52
Gum Arabic
53
Cellulose Gum Carrageenan
54
Soy Lecithin
55
Emulsifier
56
Carnauba Wax
57
Gum
58
Tragacanth
59
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, rice. flour, contains 2% or less of: water, corn starch, skim milk, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil and/or palm oil and/or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil[cottonseed and/or soybean oil]), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), artificial flavors, colors (yellow 5 lake, blue 1, blue 1 lake, blue 2, blue 2 lake, red 3, red 40, red 40 lake, titanium dioxide [color], yellow 5, yellow 6, yellow 6 lake), food starch-modified, polysorbate 60, confectioner's glaze (lac resin), gum arabic, cellulose gum carrageenan, soy lecithin (emulsifier), carnauba wax, gum,tragacanth, 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