Lemon Spring Mini Muffins
Lemon Spring Mini Muffins by Little Debbie’s has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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 Spring Mini Muffins, 4 of its 4 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 Spring Mini Muffins sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
- Sorbitan Monostearate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
SNA NATURALLY FLAVORED INGREDIENTS: CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED GELATIN AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING APPLE PUREE CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS ASCORBIC ACID MITAMIN C), CARNAUBA WAX BLACK CARROT JUICE COLOR SODIUM CITRATE PAPRIKA OLEORESIN JOOL OF JUICE CXL.OR FRUIT FLAVORED SNACKS trition Facts NGREDIENTS CORN SYRUP GIR FOOD 1 pouch (239) ARE COLOR BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR BLUEBERRY per container DESTRATED BY SAM'S WEST, INC. ENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS. Mike LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONHERD 2.50 M FAT FREE Mik Nutrition Facts Can you find 7 differences in the two pictures below? 5 servings per container Serving size Calories 1 pouch (48g) Per pouch Per carton 180 910 90 3 % DV* % DV* Total Fat 7g 9% 34g 44% Saturated Fat 1g 5% 6g 30% Trans Fat Og Og Polyunsat. Fat 3.5g 18g Monounsat. Fat 1.5g 8g Cholesterol 5mg 2% 35mg 12% Sodium 180mg 8% 890mg 39% Total Carb. 28g 10% 140g 51% Temonade Dietary Fiber Og 0% 3g 11% Total Sugars 17g 84g Incl. Added Sugars 16g 32% 79g 158% Protein 2
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Lemon Spring Mini Muffins: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 4.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Little Debbie’s
- Barcode
- 0024300045578
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Lemon Spring Mini Muffins rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Lemon Spring Mini Muffins's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on Lemon Spring Mini Muffins?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Lemon Spring Mini Muffins's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, 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.