The bakery baron, cream cheese browine

by The Bakery, The Bakery Baron

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

The bakery baron, cream cheese browine by The Bakery, The Bakery Baron receives a safety score of 70/100 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
0857484001371
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BROWINIE (26 g)

What the Data Says About

The bakery baron, cream cheese browine by The Bakery, The Bakery Baron carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, The bakery baron, cream cheese browine 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 The bakery baron, cream cheese browine
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 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
Brownie: Bleached Wheat Flour
2
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
3
Corn Syrup Solids
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Egg Whites
6
Food Starch-modified
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Partially Hydrogenated Soy Oil
9
Soy Oil
10
Baking Powder
11
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
12
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
13
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
14
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Chocolate Icing
16
Water
17
Partially Hydrogenated Soy And Cottonseed Oils
18
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
19
Organic Cocoa
20
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Chocolate Liquor
22
Soy Lecithin
23
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
24
Mono - And Diglycerides
25
Natural Flavor
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Preservative
28
Soy Oil. Cheesecake: Cream Cheese
29
Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
30
Stabilizer
31
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
32
Carob Bean Gum
33
Guar Gum
34
Eggs
35
Vanilla
36
Ct-d100 Gum
37
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
38
Sucrose And Calcium Sulfate
39
Tara Gum
40
. Cream Cheese Icing: Powdered Sugar
41
Sugar And Corn Starch
42
Dried Cream Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
44
Cheese Culture
45
Stabilizers
46
Carob Bean
47
Xanthan
48
Guar Gums
49
Margarine
50
Soybean Oil
51
Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
52
Mono And Diglycerides
53
Colored With Annatto/turmeric
54
Calcium Disodium Edta Added As Preservative
55
Artificial Flavor
56
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
57
Shortening
58
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Palm Oils With Mono And Diglycerides
59
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
60
Glucose
61
Modified Food Starch
62
Artificial Flavor And Propylene Glycol
63
Lactic Acid And Calcium Lactate And Silicon Dioxide
64
Vanilla Exctract
65
Alcohol
66
. Chocolate Curls: Sugar
67
Cocoa Butter
68
Butter Oil
69
Emulsifier
70
Natural Vanilla. White Chocolate Curls: Sugar
71
Whole Milk Powder
72
Skimmed Milk Powder
73
Whey Powder
74
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Brownie: bleached wheat flour, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup solids, sugar, dried egg whites, food starch-modified, salt, partially hydrogenated soy oil, soy oil, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, red 40, chocolate icing (sugar, water, partially hydrogenated soy and cottonseed oils, corn syrup, cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, chocolate liquor, soy oil, food starch-modified, soy lecithin, propylene glycol, salt, mono - and diglycerides, natural flavor, potassium sorbate [preservative]), soy oil. cheesecake: cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizer [xanthan gum, carob bean gum, guar gum]), sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, ct-d100 gum (carrageenan [sucrose and calcium sulfate], tara gum). cream cheese icing: powdered sugar (sugar and corn starch), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers [carob bean, xanthan, guar gums], margarine (hydrogenated soybean oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, colored with annatto/turmeric, calcium disodium edta added as preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and palm oils with mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), sugar, glucose, water, modified food starch, potassium sorbate (preservative), artificial flavor (artificial flavor and propylene glycol), lactic acid and calcium lactate and silicon dioxide, vanilla exctract (water, alcohol, corn syrup). chocolate curls: sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, butter oil, emulsifier, natural vanilla. white chocolate curls: sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, lactose, emulsifier.

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