Sugar cookie castle kit

60
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Sugar cookie castle kit receives a safety score of 60/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0844527025357
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.03 OF PACKAGE (26 g)

What the Data Says About

Sugar cookie castle kit carries a composite safety score of 60/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 2 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, Sugar cookie castle kit 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 Sugar cookie castle kit
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 60/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Sugar Cookie Castle Pieces: Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
9
Amylase
Flavoring
Safe
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Vegetable Shortening
12
Canola Oil
13
Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
14
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
15
Baking Soda
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Artificial Flavor. Ready-to-use Icing: Confectioners' Sugar
18
Corn Starch
19
Water
20
Soybean
21
Cottonseed Oil
22
Corn Starch-modified
23
Mono And Diglycerides
24
Titanium Dioxide Color
25
Artificial Flavor
26
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
27
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
28
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Preservative
30
. Royal Icing Mix: Confectioners' Sugar
31
Egg Whites
32
Cream Of Tartar
33
Artificial Flavor. Sanding Sugar: Sugar
34
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
35
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Carnauba Wax. Candy Snowflakes: Dextrose
37
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
38
Magnesium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT
GRAS
39
Artificial Flavors
40
Gum Arabic
41
Carnauba Wax
42
Shellac. Blue Color Powder: Dextrose

Full Ingredient List

Sugar cookie castle pieces: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, ascorbic acid, amylase), sugar, vegetable shortening (canola oil, modified palm and palm kernel oils), corn syrup, baking soda, salt, artificial flavor. ready-to-use icing: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), water, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil), corn syrup, corn starch-modified, salt, mono and diglycerides, titanium dioxide color, artificial flavor, citric acid, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative). royal icing mix: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), dried egg whites, cream of tartar, artificial flavor. sanding sugar: sugar, blue 1 lake, blue 2, carnauba wax. candy snowflakes: dextrose, corn starch, dextrin, magnesium stearate, artificial flavors, gum arabic, carnauba wax, titanium dioxide color, shellac. blue color powder: dextrose, blue 1 lake.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes Cooking helpers Dessert mixes Pastry helpers Baking Mixes Cake mixes

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