Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix

by Pillsbury

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix by Pillsbury 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 6 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.

Barcode
0013300928646
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix by Pillsbury 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 6 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, Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix 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

Composite safety metrics for Gluten Free Funfetti Cake Mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 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

1
Rice Flour
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Candy Bits
5
Corn Starch
6
Vegetable Oil
7
Palm And Palm Kernel
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
10
Confectioner's Glaze
11
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
12
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
13
Natural And Artificial Flavor
14
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
15
Carnuba Wax
16
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
18
Leavening
19
Baking Soda
20
Calcium Phosphate
21
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
22
Pea Fiber
23
Or Less Of: Cellulose
24
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
25
Canola Oil
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids
28
Mono - And Diglycerides
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Cellulose Gum
31
Canola Lecithin
32
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
33
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
34
BHT
Caution GRAS

Full Ingredient List

RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, POTATO STARCH, CANDY BITS (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND PALM KERNEL), SOY LECITHIN, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BLUE 1 LAKE, CARNUBA WAX, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 3), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), PEA FIBER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CELLULOSE, TAPIOCA STARCH, CANOLA OIL, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, CORN STARCH, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CANOLA LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, BHT,

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes Cooking helpers Dessert mixes Pastry helpers Baking Mixes Cake mixes

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial