Key Lime Pie

by Nightingale

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Key Lime Pie by Nightingale receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
8336653956565
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Key Lime Pie by Nightingale carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Key Lime Pie 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 Key Lime Pie
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Milk
2
Cream
3
Liquid Sugar
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Water
6
Nonfat Milk
7
Locust Bean Gum
8
Guar Gum
9
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
10
Key West Lime Juice From Concentrate
11
Filtered Water
12
Lime Juice Concentrates
13
Lime Oil
14
Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk
15
Milk Solids
16
Glucose Syrup Solids
17
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Palm Kernel Oil
19
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
20
Milk Protein
21
Brown Sugar
22
Wheat Flour Enriched {
23
Wheat Flour
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Reduced Iron
26
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Malted Barley Flour
30
Vegetable Oil Shortening
31
Palm & Soybean Oil
32
Eggs
33
Ice Cream Mix {Milk
34
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Leavening Agents
36
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
37
Baking Powder Odium Acid Pyrophosphate
38
Non-gmo Corn Starch
39
Mono Calcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Milk, Cream, Liquid Sugar (sugar, water), Nonfat Milk, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Key West Lime Juice from Concentrate (filtered water, lime juice concentrates, lime oil), Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk (milk solids, sugar), Glucose Syrup Solids, Sorbitol, Palm Kernel Oil, Xanthan Gum, Milk Protein, Brown Sugar, Wheat Flour Enriched {(wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour), Vegetable Oil Shortening (palm & soybean oil), Eggs, Ice Cream Mix {milk, cream, liquid sugar (sugar, water), nonfat milk, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan), Salt, Leavening Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Baking Powder odium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, NON-GMO corn starch, mono calcium phosphate.]}

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts Ice creams and sorbets Ice creams Ice cream sandwiches

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