Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company

Per-product safety scores across 109 indexed Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company items — combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.

Avg Safety Score
85.5
Products
109
Flagged Products
42.2%
Dye Pledge
No
Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company brand profile vs portfolio averages
Signal Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company Notes
Avg safety score 85.5/100 Mid-range
Products tracked 109 OpenFoodFacts US index
Flagged ingredients 42.2% FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap
Public dye pledge No Per FDA Dye Tracker disclosures

What the Data Says About

Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company: 109 products tracked, avg safety score 85.5/100, 42.2% of catalog has at least one flagged ingredient. Dye pledge: No.

Score 85-95 reflects mostly-safe profile with some flagged ingredients in specific SKUs. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →

Safety scores weigh each product's ingredient list against FDA additive guidance and Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) concern ratings, then average across the brand's tracked catalog. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban — it marks an additive that one of these authorities lists for caution, such as a synthetic dye, a nitrite preservative, or a high-intensity sweetener. Scores shift as brands reformulate and as the underlying datasets refresh, so a brand-level average is a starting point, not a verdict — open the individual product pages for the detail behind any number.

Products by

Sorted by concern level (most flagged first)

Mini chocolate brownies topped with m&m's minis milk chocolate candies
Snacks
10 flagged 0/100
Iced yellow cakes with holiday sprinkles
Snacks
6 flagged 0/100
Juniors yellow iced cakes with colored sprinkles
Snacks
6 flagged 0/100
Tastykake, cream filled sweetie kakes with icing and heart sprinkles, chocolate
Snacks
4 flagged 20/100
Tastykake, tasty tweets, 12 cream filled chocolate cakes with icing and easter sprinkles
Snacks
4 flagged 20/100
Tastykake, santa snacks, cream filled vanilla cakes
Snacks
4 flagged 20/100
Blueberry fruit & yogurt bars, blueberry
Snacks
4 flagged 30/100
Tastykake, kandy kakes, summer key lime
Snacks
4 flagged 30/100
Tastykake, kandy kakes, key lime
Snacks
4 flagged 30/100
Tastykake, cupcakes, graham
Snacks
4 flagged 40/100
Tastykake, danish, berry cheese
Snacks
4 flagged 40/100
Tastykake, cupcakes, strawberry
Snacks
4 flagged 40/100
Tastykake, glazed pie, chocolate
Snacks
3 flagged 35/100
Blueberry flavored mini donuts
Snacks
3 flagged 35/100
Fruit & yogurt iced bars
Snacks
3 flagged 55/100
Maple flavored sweet rolls
Snacks
3 flagged 75/100
Tastykake, cupcakes, banana pudding
Snacks
3 flagged 75/100
Tastykake, kandy kakes, white confectionery coated cakes, summer orange creme
Snacks
2 flagged 60/100
Tastykake, pancake krimpets, cream filled sponge cakes
Snacks
2 flagged 70/100
Swirly chocolate cupcakes chocolate iced with creme filling
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Apple cinnamon flavored sweet rolls
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Peach cobbler mini donuts
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Pumpkin spice flavored mini donuts
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Tastykake, mini donuts, caramel apple
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Caramel apple mini donuts
Snacks
2 flagged 80/100
Juniors layer cakes
Snacks
2 flagged 90/100
Chocolate iced cakes with orange sprinkles
Snacks
1 flagged 75/100
Spring lemon frosted cakes with lemon flavored filling, spring lemon
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, kandy kakes, fall karrot kake
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, donuts, chocolate sugar
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, mini donuts, salted caramel
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, mini cupcakes with hershey's cocoa
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, minis cupcake, koffee kake
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Spring Edition Kandy Kakes, Lemon
1 flagged 85/100
Red Velvet Kandy Kakes
Undefined
1 flagged 85/100
Tastykake, mini donuts, orange
Snacks
1 flagged 85/100
Gingerbread Kandy Kakes
Undefined
1 flagged 85/100
Chocolate Lovers Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Tastykake, baked pies, caramel apple
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Pumpkin spice flavored cupcakes with cream cheese icing
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Minis krumb topped muffins
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Tastykake, danish, iced cinnamon
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Tastykake, kandy kakes, cakes with chocolate coating and caramel filling, fall salted caramel
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Tastykake, cheesecake, chocolate
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
Tastykake, cupkakes, chocolate
Snacks
100/100
Tastykake, cupkakes, chocolate
Snacks
100/100
Chocolate yellow layer cake with chocolate icing
Snacks
100/100
Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior
Snacks
100/100
Tastykake, koffee kake junior, crumb topped yellow cake
Snacks
100/100
Chocolate Coating Kandy Kakes, Peanut Butter
Snacks
100/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company food safe?

Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company has an average safety score of 86/100 across 109 tracked products. 42.2% of products contain flagged ingredients.

How many Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company products are tracked?

Our database tracks 109 Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company products, with safety scores based on ingredient analysis from FDA and CSPI data.

Does Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company use artificial dyes?

Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company has not publicly committed to removing artificial dyes. Check individual product pages for specific dye ingredients.

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 Editorial.

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.