Bag full of Cookies - Monster Cookies

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 8 flagged ingredients

Bag full of Cookies - Monster Cookies 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
0830825234515
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.13 ONZ (32 g)

What the Data Says About

Bag full of Cookies - Monster Cookies 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, Bag full of Cookies - Monster 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 Bag full of Cookies - Monster Cookies
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
Peanut Butter
2
Dry Roasted Peanuts
3
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
4
Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Rapeseed Oil
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Enriched Bromated Wheat Flour
7
Bleached Wheat Flour
8
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Reduced Iron
10
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Malted Barley Flour
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Brown Sugar
16
Oats
17
Vegetable Margarine
18
Liquid Soybean Oil
19
Palm Oil
20
Palm Kernel Oil
21
Skim Milk
22
Cultured Skim Milk
23
Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides And Soy Lecithin
24
Used As Emulsifiers
25
Artificial Flavor
26
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Colored With Beta Carotene
28
Source Of Vitamin A
29
Vegetable Shortening
30
Soybean Oil
31
Fully Refined Soybean Oil
32
Chocolate Chips
33
Chocolate Liquor
34
Cocoa Butter
35
Soy Lecithin
36
Added As An Emulsifier
37
M&m Candy
38
Milk Chocolate
39
Natural Chocolate
40
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
41
Milkfat
42
Artificial Flavors
43
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
44
Less Than 1%: Corn Syrup
45
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
46
Coloring
47
Includes Blue 1 Lake
48
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
50
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
52
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
53
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
55
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Gum Acacia
57
Water
58
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
59
Pasteurized Whole Egg Solids
60
Whole Egg Solids
61
Sodium Silico Aluminate
62
Processing Aid
63
Sweet Cream Buttermilk
64
Baking Soda

Full Ingredient List

Peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated cottonseed and rapeseed oil, salt), enriched bromated wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), sugar, brown sugar, oats, vegetable margarine (liquid soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, skim milk, cultured skim milk, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides and soy lecithin [used as emulsifiers], artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, colored with beta carotene [source of vitamin a]), vegetable shortening (soybean oil, fully hydrogenated soybean oil), chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [added as an emulsifier], artificial flavor), m&m candy (milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors], sugar, cornstarch, less than 1%: corn syrup, dextrin, coloring [includes blue 1 lake, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, red 40 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 2], gum acacia), water, invert sugar, pasteurized whole egg solids (whole egg solids, sodium silico aluminate [processing aid]), sweet cream buttermilk, salt, baking soda)

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