Crafty Cooking Kits, Nativity Cookie Kit, Gingerbread

by Brand Castle Llc

60
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Crafty Cooking Kits, Nativity Cookie Kit, Gingerbread by Brand Castle Llc 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
0844527032256
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.05 PACKAGE (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Crafty Cooking Kits, Nativity Cookie Kit, Gingerbread by Brand Castle Llc 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, Crafty Cooking Kits, Nativity Cookie Kit, Gingerbread 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 Crafty Cooking Kits, Nativity Cookie Kit, Gingerbread
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Gingerbread Cookies: 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 Oil Shortening
12
Palm And Modified Palm Oil
13
Molasses
14
Spices
15
Cinnamon
16
Organic Ginger
17
Baking Soda
18
Leavening
19
Salt. Ready-to-use Icing: Confectioner's Sugar
20
Corn Starch
21
Water
22
Vegetable Shortening
23
Soybean
24
Cottonseed Oil
25
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
26
Food Starch-modified
27
Corn
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Mono And Diglycerides
30
Titanium Dioxide Color
31
Artificial Flavor
32
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
33
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
34
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Preservative
36
. Blue Sugar: Sugar
37
Carnauba Wax
38
Blue 1. Silver Sugar: Sugar
39
Color Added
40
Confectioner's Glaze
41
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Red 40. White Sugar: Sugar

Full Ingredient List

Gingerbread cookies: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, ascorbic acid, amylase), sugar, vegetable oil shortening (palm and modified palm oil), molasses, spices (cinnamon, ginger), baking soda (leavening), salt. ready-to-use icing: confectioner's sugar (sugar, corn starch), water, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil), corn syrup, food starch-modified (corn), salt, mono and diglycerides, titanium dioxide color, artificial flavor, citric acid, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative). blue sugar: sugar, carnauba wax, blue 1. silver sugar: sugar, color added, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, blue 2, yellow 6, red 40. white sugar: sugar, color added, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial