Monster Cookie Peanut Butter Treat

by Nerdy Nuts

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 8 flagged ingredients

Monster Cookie Peanut Butter Treat by Nerdy Nuts 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 8 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
0810086070312
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Monster Cookie Peanut Butter Treat by Nerdy Nuts 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 8 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 Peanut Butter Treat 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 Peanut Butter Treat
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 8 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
Peanuts
2
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Butterscotch Chips
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Palm Kernel Oil
7
Natural And Artificial Flavors
8
Artificial
9
Colors
10
Fd&c Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake
11
Fd&c Yellow #5 Aluminum Lake
12
Fd&c Blue #2 Aluminum Lake
13
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
14
An Artificial Flavor
15
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
16
An Emulsifier
17
Soy
18
Rainbow Morsels
19
Natural Chocolate
20
Skim Milk
21
Cocoa Butter
22
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
23
Milkfat
24
Soy Lecithin
25
Artificial And
26
Natural Flavors
27
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
28
Less Than 1% - Corn Syrup
29
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
30
Coloring
31
Includes Blue 1 Lake
32
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
36
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Carnauba Wax
41
Gum Acacia
42
Milk Chocolate Chips
43
Nonfat Milk
44
Natural Flavor
45
Organic Rolled Oats
46
Whole Grain Rolled Oats

Full Ingredient List

PEANUTS (PEANUTS, PEANUT OIL, SALT), BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ARTIFICIAL, COLORS (FD&C YELLOW #6 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C YELLOW #5 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C BLUE #2 ALUMINUM LAKE), VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, AND, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), CONTAINS SOY), RAINBOW MORSELS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL AND, NATURAL FLAVORS), SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, LESS THAN 1% - CORN SYRUP, DEXTRIN, COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5 LAKE,, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 2), CARNAUBA WAX, GUM ACACIA, MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR; CHOCOLATE; NONFAT MILK; COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, LECITHIN (SOY); NATURAL FLAVOR), ROLLED OATS (WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS)

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Spreads Nuts and their products Plant-based spreads Oilseed purees Nut butters

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