Red Velvet Cookies

by Cybele's Free to Eat

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Red Velvet Cookies by Cybele's Free to Eat receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0850406004221
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Red Velvet Cookies by Cybele's Free to Eat carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Red Velvet 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 Red Velvet Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Gluten-free Flour
2
Brown Rice Flour
3
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Tapioca Flour
5
White Chocolate Chp
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Palm Kernel Oil
8
Palm Oil
9
Natural Flavor
10
Sunflower Lecithin
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Dark Brown Sugar
13
Cane Sugar
14
Fructőse
15
Brown Rice Syrup
16
Beet Juice Concentrate
17
Beet Juice Color
18
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
19
Cocoa Powder
20
Water
21
Egg Replacer
22
Leavening Calcium Lactate
23
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
24
Cream Of Tartar
25
Cellulose Gum
26
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
27
Molasses
28
Prebiotic From Non-gmo Tapioca Starch
29
Vanilla Extract
30
Grape Juice
31
Rice Syrup
32
Baking Soda
33
Cocoa Extract
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
34
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
35
Calcium Lactate Is Not Dairy-derived
36
And It Does Not Contain Lactose

Full Ingredient List

gluten-free flour (brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour), white chocolate chp (sugar, palm kernel oil, palm oil, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, salt), palm oil, dark brown sugar, cane sugar, fructőse, brown rice syrup, beet juice concentrate (beet juice color, citric acid), cocoa powder, water, egg replacer (potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, modified cellulose), molasses, prebiotic from non-gmo tapioca starch, vanilla extract, grape juice, rice syrup, baking soda, salt, cocoa extract, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, *calcium lactate is not dairy-derived, and it does not contain lactose,

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