Kroger, pumpkin spice cake
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Kroger, pumpkin spice cake 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 5 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
Kroger, pumpkin spice cake 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 5 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, Kroger, pumpkin spice cake 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cake: sugar bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, eggs, soy oil, pumpkin, high fructose corn syrup, egg whites, nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, wheat gluten, baking soda, salt, molasses, sodium aluminum phosphate, spice, propylene glycol esters, corn syrup, sorbitan monostearate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, cellulose gum, monocalcium phosphate, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and benzoic acid (preservatives), yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin, icing-sugar, margarine [palm oil, soybean oil, water, salt, whey (milk), mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), beta carotene (color), artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added], high fructose corn syrup, vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil and/or soybean oil, mono and diglycerides), maltodextrin, cream cheese powder [cream cheese solids (cream, nonfat milk, salt, alginate, lactic acid), corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate (milk) natural flavor], cultured cream cheese [pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers (xanthan locust bean and guar gums), contains less than 2% of the following: corn starch, natural and artificial flavor (milk, soy), corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate (milk), soy oil, salt, glucono delta-lactone, benzoic acid (preservative) polysorbate 60, lactic acid, propyl gallate (antioxidant), white chocolate with print-sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, lactose (milk), emulsifiers (soy lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate), natural vanilla, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, colors: titanium dioxide, fd & c red 40, blue 2, yellow 6, blue 1, yellow 5, coconut oil, nonfat milk powder, palm kernel oil, monoglycerides artificial vanilla flavor.
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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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