
Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie With Chocolate Chip Candy 4 oz
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
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
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
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!
