Hostess Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Hostess S'Mores Cupcakes

Hostess S'Mores Cupcakes: 3.9/5 ingredient safety

Hostess S'Mores Cupcakes by Hostess has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Biscuits and cakes / Cakes

Product Insight: Hostess S'Mores Cupcakes

Hostess S'Mores Cupcakes by Hostess is tracked in PlainIngredients with 10 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is E. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 9 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.9
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.9 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

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

SUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, TALLOW, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, EGG, COCOA, DEXTROSE, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SALT, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, INULIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), WHEY, COTTONSEED OIL, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 60, AGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, ENZYMES, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

Product Details

Brand
Hostess
Barcode
0008810911485
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Wal-Mart

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