Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan
Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan by Betty Crocker has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.38 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
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 6 of 6 ingredients tracked for Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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, water, palm oil, coconut, dextrose, high maltose corn syrup, pecan pieces, contains 2% or less of: modified tapioca starch, salt, propylene glycol, nonfat milk, ethoxylated mono and diglycerides, pectin, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium alginate, calcium chloride, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, color (yellow 5, blue 1, red 40), soy flour, egg yolk, freshness preserved by potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulfite and sodium benzoate,
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan: 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: 4.5/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Betty Crocker
- Barcode
- 0016000448049
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Rich & Creamy frosting Coconut Pecan's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, 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.