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Nabisco Oreo, Birthday Cake, Family Size
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📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Nabisco Oreo, Birthday Cake, Family Size

Oreo
17 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
1g
Protein
13g
Sugars
90mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
59
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Nabisco Oreo Birthday Cake, Family Size (17 oz) reads like a classic American snack aisle fixture: a resealable, brightly labeled plastic tub of chocolate sandwich cookies with white, rainbow-speckled crème. You'd spot it on the cookie and snack shelf alongside other Oreo varieties, packable cookies, and boxed cookies and crackers — often displayed near seasonal party items or baking mixes. This product fits celebrations, school-lunch packing, or any grab-and-go sweet craving: think birthday parties, movie nights, and after-school treats. The brand leans on decades of cultural recognition — Oreo is positioned as a playful, family-friendly staple that targets parents buying for kids and nostalgic adults, with marketing that emphasizes sharing and ritual (dunking in milk, stacking and twisting). Label claims are modest: “Always made with Real Cocoa” and colorful, kid-oriented imagery create a wholesome veneer, while ingredient listings reveal artificial colors, flavors, high-fructose corn syrup and emulsifiers; there is no organic certification. In plain terms the cookies are highly processed industrial fare made from refined flours, vegetable oils, sweeteners and additives. Sensory details are unmistakable: crisp, dark cocoa wafers sandwich a sweet, creamy, speckled filling — a contrast of crunchy cookie and smooth, sugary crème; the sprinkles add tiny crispy bites and visual sparkle. The family-size resealable tub supports sharing at parties or keeping on the pantry shelf for repeated snacking occasions, reinforcing rituals like dunking in milk, topping desserts, or crumbling into ice cream or baking mixes.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 17
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Sodium90mg4%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars13g26%
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

INGREDIENTS:, SUGAR,, UNBLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, {VITAMIN, B1},, RIBOFLAVIN, {VITAMIN, B2},, FOLIC, ACID),, PALM, OIL,, SOYBEAN, AND/OR, CANOLA, OIL,, COCOA, (PROCESSED, WITH, ALKALI),, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, LEAVENING, (BAKING, SODA, AND/OR, CALCIUM, PHOSPHATE),, SALT,, SOY, LECITHIN,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR, (INCLUDES, CINNAMON),, CHOCOLATE,, YELLOW, 5,, BLUE, 1,, RED, 40,, RED, 3.CONTAINS:, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • canola oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 3 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo 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 and additives (high fructose corn syrup, fractionated vegetable oils, artificial colors and flavors, emulsifiers) and is formulated and packaged as a ready-to-eat manufactured product, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Nabisco Oreo, Birthday Cake, Family Size

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! The Birthday Cake Oreo has some sugar and fats, which means it's a treat rather than a health food. If you're looking for a sweet snack, it's fine in moderation, but it’s not going to win any health awards compared to whole foods or fruits!

Perfect For

movie-night
back-to-school
holiday-baking

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