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Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie With Chocolate Chip Candy 4 oz
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Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie With Chocolate Chip Candy 4 oz

Little Debbie
4 oz
Available at Foodtown
170
Calories
1g
Protein
14g
Sugars
90mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
148
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie With Chocolate Chip Candy (4 oz) reads like an archetypal American convenience-store treat: a single-serving foil- or film-wrapped snack cake shelved in the bakery/snack aisle near other packaged cakes, toaster pastries, boxed cookies and kids' lunchbox items. You’ll find it stacked next to multi-pack snack cakes and candy at endcaps or in school-lunch displays. It’s the kind of item shoppers toss into carts during weekly grocery runs, back-to-school shops, road-trip pit stops, or last-minute party and movie-night grabs. Little Debbie’s brand positioning leans playful and budget-friendly — nostalgic, broadly marketed to families and kids, with a long-running identity as an accessible indulgence rather than a specialty or health product. Packaging uses bright, kid-friendly graphics and product photos; there are no organic, non-GMO, or “natural” certifications and the label emphasizes flavor and fun over nutrition. In plain terms the brownie is highly processed: manufactured with refined flours, multiple sweeteners, emulsifiers, colorants, stabilizers and preservatives common in industrial snack production. Sensory notes deliver a dense, moist chocolate cake base with a glossy sugar-and-chocolate-coated top studded with colorful candy pieces; texture contrasts between soft cake and crunchy candy bits create an immediate, candy-like sweetness. The ritual is simple — unpeel the wrapper, bite-sized indulgence often paired with milk, school lunches, road snacks, or a casual dessert after a busy day. It’s marketed to trigger nostalgia and offer convenient, single-serve gratification rather than to convey health or artisanal values.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0 brownie
Servings per Container: 3
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Sodium90mg4%
Total Carbohydrate25g9%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars14g
Added Sugars14g28%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Bleached, Flour, (Wheat, Flour, Niacin, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate, [Vitamin, B1],, Riboflavin, [Vitamin, B2],, Folic, Acid),, Corn, Syrup, Palm, and, Soybean, Oils, with, TBHQ, and, Citric, Acid, to, Protect, Flavor,, Sugar,, Dextrose,, Water,, Cocoa,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, Each, of, the, Following:, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup,, Dried, Eggs,, Cosmic, Candy, Pieces, (Semi-Sweet, Chocolate, Chips, [Sugar,, Chocolate,, Cocoa, Butter, Soy, Lecithin,, Vanilla], Sugar,, Corn, Starch,, Titanium, Dioxide,, Gum, Arabic,, Confectioner’s, Glaze,, Carnauba, Wax,, Yellow, 5,Lake,, Yellow, 6, Lake,, Blue, 1, Lake,, Red, 3,, Milk),, Soy, Lecithin,, Salt,, Corn, Starch,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate),, Caramel, Color,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavors,, Red, 40,, Whey, (Milk),, Soy, Flour,, Dried, Egg, Whites,, Citric, Acid,, Sorbic, Acid, (to, Preserve, Freshness),, Blue, 1, Lake,, Red, 3,, Blue, 2,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Mono-, and, Diglycerides,, Palm, and, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Polysorbate, 60,, Soybean, Oil,, Titanium, Dioxide,, Yellow, 5, Lake,, Yellow, 6, Lake..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Mono- and Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Polysorbate 60 - Processed emulsifier
  • Sorbic Acid - Synthetic preservative
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 3 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 2 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, refined flours), additives (TBHQ, colorants, emulsifiers, modified starches) and preservatives typical of ultra-processed foods, indicating extensive industrial formulation and processing.

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Common Questions about Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie With Chocolate Chip Candy 4 oz

Well, 'healthy' is a bit of a moving target, isn't it? The Cosmic Brownie packs in 170 calories and 14 grams of sugar per serving, which isn’t exactly a health food. But if you’re looking for a treat to satisfy a sweet tooth, it can fit into a balanced diet—just enjoy it in moderation!

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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