Turtle brownie

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Turtle brownie 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
0857070006360
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BROWNIE (46 g)

What the Data Says About

Turtle brownie 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, Turtle brownie 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 Turtle brownie
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Brownie: Concentrate Brownie Mix
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Organic Cocoa
4
Corn Syrup Solids
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Dry Egg Whites
7
Modified Food Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
10
Soybean Oil
11
Baking Powder
12
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
13
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
14
Corn Starch And Monosodium Phosphate
15
Natural And Artificial Flavors
16
Aluminum Phosphate And Fd&c Red 40 Color
17
. Efg Sugar
18
Vegetable Oil
19
Water
20
Liquid Egg
21
Chocolate Fudge Icing
22
Shortening Made From Palm Oil
23
Glucose
24
Cocoa Powder
25
Organic Invert Syrup
26
Chocolate Liquor
27
Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali
28
Modified Food Starch
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
Preservative
32
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
33
Natural Vanilla Wonf And Propylene Glycol
34
Cake Flour
35
Nulomoline. Fudge Icing:
36
Preservatives
37
. Caramel:
38
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
39
Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk
40
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Mono And Diglycerides
44
Pecans

Full Ingredient List

Brownie: concentrate brownie mix (bleached wheat flour, cocoa [processed with alkali], corn syrup solids, sugar, dry egg whites, food starch modified, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soybean oil, baking powder [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch and monosodium phosphate], natural and artificial flavors, sodium bicarbonate, aluminum phosphate and fd&c red 40 color). efg sugar, vegetable oil, water, liquid egg, chocolate fudge icing (sugar, water, shortening made from palm oil, glucose, cocoa powder, invert syrup, chocolate liquor, cocoa powder processed with alkali, modified food starch, soy lecithin, salt, potassium sorbate [preservative], propylene glycol, natural vanilla wonf and propylene glycol, water), cake flour, nulomoline. fudge icing: (sugar, water, shortening made from palm oil, glucose, cocoa powder, invert syrup, chocolate liquor, cocoa powder processed with alkali, modified food starch, soy lecithin, salt, potassium sorbate [preservatives], propylene glycol, natural vanilla wonf and propylene glycol, water). caramel: (corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, salt, soy lecithin), pecans.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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