Koala's March Family Pack

by Lotte

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Koala's March Family Pack by Lotte receives a safety score of 95/100 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
0840143700104
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bag (19.5 g)

What the Data Says About

Koala's March Family Pack by Lotte carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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, Koala's March Family Pack 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 Koala's March Family Pack
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Milk Compound Chocolate
2
Fully Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
3
Palm Kernel Oil
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Whole Milk Powder
6
Cocoa Powder
7
Cocoa Mass
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Artificial Vanilla Flavor
10
Wheat Flour
11
Corn Starch
12
Shortening
13
Palm Stearine
14
Palm Kernel Oil
15
Emulsifier
16
Distilled Mono Glycerides
17
Vitamin E
18
Anti-oxidant
19
White Sugar
20
Whole Egg
21
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
22
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
23
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Leavening Agent
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
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
28
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
29
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
30
Nature Identical Cacao Flavor
31
Artificial Milk Flavor
32
Artificial Vanilla Flavor. Allergen Information:
33
Wheat
34
Milk
35
Egg And Soy. May Contain Cereals With Gluten
36
Tree Nuts And Lupin

Full Ingredient List

Milk compound chocolate [(fully hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm kernel oil), sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, soy lecithin, artificial vanilla flavor], wheat flour, corn starch, shortening (refined palm stearine, refined palm kernel oil, emulsifier (distilled mono glycerides), Vitamin E (anti-oxidant)), white sugar, whole egg, invert sugar, calcium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate (leavening agent), salt, caramel color (caramel color, maltodextrin, propylene glycol), sodium bicarbonate (leavening agent), nature identical cacao flavor, artificial milk flavor, artificial vanilla flavor. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: Contains Wheat, Milk, Egg and Soy. May Contain Cereals with gluten, Tree nuts and Lupin.

Categories

Chocolate-filled-cookies

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