Food Lion, Food Town Stores Inc. NOVA 4

Food lion, mini muffins, chocolate chip

Food lion, mini muffins, chocolate chip: 3.4/5 ingredient safety

Food lion, mini muffins, chocolate chip by Food Lion, Food Town Stores Inc. has 8 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.4 out of 5, 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Biscuits and cakes / Pastries

Product Insight: Food lion, mini muffins, chocolate chip

Food lion, mini muffins, chocolate chip by Food Lion, Food Town Stores Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 8 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.4 out of 5, a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 2 ingredients are currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 5 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.72 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.4
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.4 out of 5
Based on 8 tracked ingredients
8
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
2 ingredients flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Sorbitan Monostearate (491)
Emulsifier · Caution
2
Titanium Dioxide (E171)
Color/Whitener · Caution
3
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (E541)
Leavening Agent · Mixed
4
DATEM (E472e)
Emulsifier · Low Risk
4
Guar Gum (E412)
Thickener · Low Risk
4
Mono- and Diglycerides (E471)
Emulsifier · Low Risk
4
Monocalcium Phosphate (341)
Emulsifier · Low Risk
4
Sodium Bicarbonate
Emulsifier · Low Risk

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

Muffin [sugar, unbleached and bleached wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, water, soybean oil, chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, lecithin (an emulsifier)], modified food starch, dextrose, vital wheat gluten, whey, salt, corn starch, titanium dioxide, guar gum, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol monoesters, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), datem, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, beta carotene, artificial flavor, phosphoric acid], streusel [bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean and palm oils, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, nonfat dry milk, lecithin, sodium benz

Product Details

Barcode
0035826090720
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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