Kroger Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Lemon Brownie

Lemon Brownie: 4.4/5 ingredient safety

Lemon Brownie by Kroger has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.4 out of 5, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.28 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

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Lemon Brownie, 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Lemon Brownie sits nationally

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

4.4 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

4.4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.4 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
4
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

CHICORY ROOT EXTRACT (INULIN), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, LEMON FLAVORED PIECES (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY, WHOLE MILK, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 5), PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, GLYCERIN , DRIED EGG WHITES, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, FRUCTOSE, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), LESS THAN 2% OF: NONFAT DRY MILK, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DRY WHOLE MILK, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, COCOA BUTTER, LACTIC ACID, SALT, YELLOW 5 LAKE, CARAMEL COLOR.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Lemon Brownie: 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
0011110881816
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Lemon Brownie rank on ingredient safety?

Lemon Brownie scores 4.4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 69% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.4/5 rating on Lemon Brownie?

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 4.4/5 average places Lemon Brownie 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.