Plain Brownie Bites
Plain Brownie Bites by Csm has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score in line with 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 Plain Brownie Bites, 3 of its 3 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 Plain Brownie Bites 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
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
SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL WITH CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CHOCOLATE DROPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN ADDED AS AN EMULSIFIER AND VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), MILK), WHEAT STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: EGG WHITES, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOYBEAN OIL, ACIDIC SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE WITH ALUMINUM SULFATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Plain Brownie Bites: 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: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Csm
- Barcode
- 0035074401897
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Plain Brownie Bites's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Plain Brownie Bites sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on Plain Brownie Bites?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Plain Brownie Bites'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.