Cake Mate
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Cake Mate, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Cake Mate averages 40.8/100 across the 44 of 52 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 84.1% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 40.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 44 scored products
- 52
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 84.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 52 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Unicorn Love Sprinkles; Sprinkles cosmic mix; Decors Easter Mix; 84.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 40.8/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
| Signal | Cake Mate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 40.8/100 | Below-average |
| Products tracked | 52 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 84.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Cake Mate
Cake Mate: 52 products tracked, 44 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 40.8/100, 84.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
84.1% of the scored Cake Mate products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Cake Mate sits 52 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Cake Mate processing intensity
Cake Mate's NOVA-classified set is 44 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 44 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 44. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 44 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Cake Mate shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Cake Mate concentrates in Baking-decorations (37, 84% of this top-five); Snacks (4); Bread coverings (2); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking-decorations | 37 | 38.5/100 | 86.5% |
| Bread coverings | 2 | 37.5/100 | 100% |
| Snacks | 2 | 47.5/100 | 100% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (40.8/100) summarizes 44 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Cake Mate product score distribution
Brand average 40.8/100 across 44 scored products
41 50th percentile sits above 50% of the 44 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0–10
- 17 scored products (39%)
- 20–30
- 5 scored products (11%)
- 50–60
- 9 scored products (20%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 2 scored products (5%)
- 100 and above
- 7 scored products (16%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Cake Mate relies most on Blue 1, an industry staple
Across the 44 Cake Mate products scored here, Blue 1 appears in 27. It is used by 1,963 other brands in this database (5.6% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Cake Mate products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 27 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 26 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 22 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Red 40 | 21 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 14 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 10 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 44 concern-sorted Cake Mate records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (15 ingredients and 37.5/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 44
- Median label
- 15 ingredients
- Median score
- 37.5/100
The outlined point is Unicorn Love Sprinkles, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (10). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Unicorn Love Sprinkles: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Sprinkles cosmic mix: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 10 flagged.
- Decors Easter Mix: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Christmas Mix Sprinkles: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Cake Decorations: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Nonpareils Decors: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cake mate, rainbow sprinkles: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Pastel colors writing icing: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Writing icing classic colors: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cake mate, candy cake decorations: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cake mate, candy cake decorations: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy Cake Decorations: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chrismas Candy Cake Decorations: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy Cake Decorations: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Rainbow sprinkles: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cake mate, decorating sugar shapes: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Candy cake decorations: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sprinkles Rainbow: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cake mate, black icing: 17 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Red sugar: 6 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Decors Decorating Nonpareils: 8 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Red Crystals: 6 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Yellow icing: 18 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Green sugar: 5 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Green Icing: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cake mate, pink icing: 18 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cake mate, purple icing: 18 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Primary Colors Fondant Toppers: 18 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Green Crystals: 5 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Green sugar crystals: 5 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cake mate, green icing: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Coffee house icing: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cake mate icing red: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- White Icing: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Icing Blue: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Icing mini cupcakes, mocha: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Molten filling fudge: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate Sprinkles Decors: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lcing Orange: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cake mate, sprinkles, chocolate: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dessert spread raspberry: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dessert Spread, Salted Caramel: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cake mate, sprinkles decor, chocolate: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Cake Mate
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 2 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Cake Mate: closest on tracked product count (52 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (40.8/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cake Mate food safe? ▼
Cake Mate has an average safety score of 41/100 across the 44 of 52 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 84.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Cake Mate products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 52 Cake Mate products. 44 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 8 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Cake Mate catalog? ▼
Cake Mate has 44 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 44 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Cake Mate catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Cake Mate concentrates in Baking-decorations (37, 84% of this top-five); Snacks (4); Bread coverings (2); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Does Cake Mate use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Cake Mate items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Cake Mate profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Unicorn Love Sprinkles, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (10) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Blue 1 appears in 27 scored Cake Mate products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Cake Mate's 40.8/100 average and 84.1% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
