Large king cake filled with strawberry and cream cheese
Contains 12 flagged ingredients
Large king cake filled with strawberry and cream cheese receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 12 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Large king cake filled with strawberry and cream cheese carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 12 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Large king cake filled with strawberry and cream cheese is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 12 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cake: enriched flour (wheat flour, wheat starch, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soy oil, wheat flour. contains 2% or less of: egg, carboxymethyl cellulose, soy lecithin, salt, baking soda, color added, potato flake, mono & diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, datem, guar gum, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, wheat gluten, ascorbic acid, enzyme, natural & artificial flavor, dextrose, cornstarch, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, corn syrup, tocopherols (preservative), ammonium chloride, yellow 5, red 40. cake fillings: sugar, flour (rice, corn, potato), high fructose corn syrup, apple, water, cinnamon, partially hydrogenated soy oil, wheat flour. contains 2% or less of: modified cornstarch, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, cottonseed fiber, cocoa (processed with alkali), salt, cellulose gum, color added, maltodextrin, cornstarch. filling: water, cream cheese (cultured pasteurized milk & cream, salt, carob bean gum), strawberry, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, food starch-modified, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of sodium sulfate, xanthan gum, propylene glycol, locust bean gum, citric acid, preservative (potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate), salt, lactic acid, color added, glucono delta-lactone, natural & artificial flavor, gellan gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, glycerin, red 40, blue 1, yellow 5, yellow 6. icing: sugar, water, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soy &/or cottonseed oil, cornstarch. propylene glycol, preservative (sodium propionate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), calcium carbonate, agar, color added, salt, locust bean gum, citric acid, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, ammonium alginate, calcium alginate, dextrose. topping: sugar. contains 2% or less of shellac, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, carnauba wax, red 3, blue 1, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40 lake, blue 2, blue 2 lake, yellow 6 lake.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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