Monster Cookie Crunch

by ANABAR

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Monster Cookie Crunch by ANABAR 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 4 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
0732388991242
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bar (68 g)

What the Data Says About

Monster Cookie Crunch by ANABAR 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 4 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, Monster Cookie Crunch 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 Monster Cookie Crunch
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Whey Protein Isolate
2
Peanut Butter
3
Peanuts
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Or Less Of: Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
6
Cottonseed
7
Soybean
8
Rapeseed
9
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Molasses And Monoglycerides
12
Honey
13
Brown Rice Syrup
14
Milk Chocolate Coating
15
Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil
16
Organic Non-fat Dry Milk
17
Cocoa Powder
18
Soy Lecithin And Vanillin
19
Whey Crisps
20
Whey Protein Concentrate And Corn Starch
21
Pretzels
22
Enriched Wheat Flour
23
Wheat Flour
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Reduced Iron
26
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Vegetable Oil
30
Corn
31
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
32
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
33
Yeast
34
Peanut Butter Candy
35
Partially Defatted Peanuts
36
Vegetable Oil
37
Palm Kernel Oil
38
Soybean Oil
39
Corn Syrup Solids
40
Or Less Of: Corn Syrup
41
Confectioner's Glaze
42
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Soy Lecithin
44
Artificial Color
45
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
46
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
47
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
49
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
50
Carnauba Wax
51
Milk

Full Ingredient List

WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN, RAPESEED), DEXTROSE, SALT, MOLASSES AND MONOGLYCERIDES), HONEY, BROWN RICE SYRUP, MILK CHOCOLATE COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL AND HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, NON-FAT DRY MILK, COCOA POWDER, SOY LECITHIN AND VANILLIN), WHEY CRISPS (WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE AND CORN STARCH), PRETZELS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN), SALT, CORN SYRUP, SODIUM BICARBONATE, YEAST.), PEANUT BUTTER CANDY (SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN SYRUP, PALM KERNEL OIL, SALT, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), VANILLIN, CARNAUBA WAX, MILK)

Categories

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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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