Celebration whole grain cookies

75
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Celebration whole grain cookies receives a safety score of 75/100 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.

Barcode
0734878024393
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 COOKIE (43 g)

What the Data Says About

Celebration whole grain cookies carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Celebration whole grain 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 D 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 Celebration whole grain cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 75/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Wheat Flour
2
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
3
Enriched Bleached Wheat 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Water
11
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
12
Margarine
13
Palm Oil
14
Soybean Oil
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Mono - And Diglycerides
17
Artificial Butter Flavor
18
Calcium Disodium Edta
19
Preservative
20
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Shortening
22
Canola Oil
23
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
24
Eggs
25
Decorations
26
Corn Starch
27
Artificial Colors
28
Fd&c Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake
29
Fd&c Yellow No. 5 Aluminium Lake
30
Fd&c Yellow No. 6 Aluminium Lake
31
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
32
Titanium Dioxide And Mica
33
Citric Acid And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
34
Baking Powder
35
Nonfat Dry Milk
36
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
38
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
39
With Bht And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
40
Artificial Flavors
41
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
42
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
43
Modified Food Starch
44
Cellulose Gum
45
Cellulose Gel
46
Gum Acacia
47
Methylcellulose
48
Soy Lecithin
49
Emulsifier

Full Ingredient List

Wheat flour (whole grain wheat flour, enriched bleached wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), sugar, water, maltodextrin, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, artificial butter flavor, calcium disodium edta [preservative], vitamin a palmitate), shortening (canola oil, palm and palm kernel oil), eggs, decorations (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, artificial colors ([fd&c red no. 40 aluminum lake, fd&c yellow no. 5 aluminium lake, fd&c yellow no. 6 aluminium lake, fd&c red no. 3, titanium dioxide and mica], citric acid and potassium sorbate as preservative), baking powder, nonfat dry milk, wheat gluten, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, lecithin, with bht and citric acid to help protect flavor, artificial flavors (water, propylene glycol, artificial flavors, citric acid), modified food starch, cellulose gum, cellulose gel, modified gum acacia, methylcellulose, soy lecithin (emulsifier)

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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