Little Debbie Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Cherry Fruit Pies

Cherry Fruit Pies: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Cherry Fruit Pies by Little Debbie has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Cherry Fruit Pies draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Cherry Fruit Pies sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PITTED CHERRY HALVES, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, BUTTERMILK, SALT, DEXTROSE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AGAR, LOCUST BEAN GUM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SUNFLOWER OL, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (RED 40, BLUE 1), EGG WHITES.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Cherry Fruit Pies: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0024300044120
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Cherry Fruit Pies's safety score compare to other products?

Cherry Fruit Pies scores 4.3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 62% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Cherry Fruit Pies?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.3/5 average places Cherry Fruit Pies in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.