Product Insight: Lemon Spring Mini Muffins
Lemon Spring Mini Muffins by Little Debbie’s is tracked in PlainIngredients with 4 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 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), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. 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 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- 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
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Little Debbie’s
- Barcode
- 0024300045578
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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