Mcvities Moments Honeycomb Crunch 4'S

by McVities

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mcvities Moments Honeycomb Crunch 4'S by McVities 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
5000168208114
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
Per Slice (39.8g)

What the Data Says About

Mcvities Moments Honeycomb Crunch 4'S by McVities 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, Mcvities Moments Honeycomb Crunch 4'S 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 Mcvities Moments Honeycomb Crunch 4'S
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
Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Calcium
4
Iron
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Thiamin
7
Vegetable Oils
8
Palm
9
Rapeseed
10
Milk Chocolate
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Cocoa Butter
13
Cocoa Mass
14
Dried Skimmed Milk
15
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Milk
17
Butter Oil
18
Vegetable Fats
19
Sal
20
Shea
21
Emulsifiers
22
Soya Lecithin
23
E300
24
Flavouring
25
Golden Syrup
26
Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup
27
Glucose-fructose Syrup
28
Honeycomb Pieces
29
Glucose Syrup
30
Emulsifier
31
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
32
Raising Agent
33
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
34
Crisped Cereals
35
Wholemeal Wheat Flour
36
Rice Flour
37
Malted Barley Flour
38
Malted Wheat Flour
39
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
40
Vegetable Oil
41
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
42
E300
43
E300
44
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
45
Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder
46
Raising Agents
47
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
48
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
Product
50
Crushed Digestives

Full Ingredient List

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Milk Chocolate (14%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Sal and/or Shea, Palm), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476, Natural Flavouring], Golden Syrup (Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Sugar, Honeycomb Pieces (4.5%) [Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oils (Shea, Palm), Emulsifier (Lecithin), Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate)], Crisped Cereals [Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Sugar, Malted Barley Flour, Malted Wheat Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Calcium Carbonate, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)], Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers (E471, E472e, Soya Lecithin), Maltodextrin, Fat Reduced Cocoa powder, Calcium Carbonate, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt, Product contains 11% crushed Digestives

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