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kroger carmel apple pie

kroger carmel apple pie: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

kroger carmel apple pie by Kroger has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

kroger carmel apple pie 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). 10 of its 10 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 kroger carmel apple pie sits nationally

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

3.7 Top 87% higher than 13% 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

3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
2 ingredients 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

nutrition facts serving er container amount/serving % daily vale daily value total fat 16g 21% total carbohydrate 62g 23% saturated fat 9g 45% dietary fiber 1g ap ready or try them trans fat 0g total sugars 32g cholesterol omg 0% includes 31g added sugars 62% microwa place can cook om gerving size sodium 500mg 22% protein 3g may va cauti pie (113g) vitamin d 0mcg 0% iron 2mg 10% potassium 50mg 2% alories 400 serving calcium 7mg 0% *the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. dients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, palm oil and fractionated palm oil, sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: modified corn starch, dried apples ed with sulfur dioxide to preserve color), salt, corn starch, sodium propionate (preservative), malted barley flour, wheat cinnamon, xanthan gum

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for kroger carmel apple pie: 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

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110125262
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Is kroger carmel apple pie above or below average on ingredient safety?

kroger carmel apple pie scores 3.7 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 87% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.7/5 rating on kroger carmel apple pie?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. kroger carmel apple pie's mapped ingredients average out to 3.7/5, which is 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.