Concern

Yellow Cake

by Hill & Valley Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0014821136107 · Hill & Valley Inc.. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0014821136107 · Serving size 67g

The verdict

Yellow Cake by Hill & Valley Inc. scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Maltitol And Sorbitol Syrup, Palm Oil With Mono&diglycerides And Polysorbate 60, Enriched Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

21136107 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Yellow Cake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed · ±0 BOOK-OFF …136107 · July 2026

19 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 21136107 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Yellow Cake: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Yellow Cake55/1002. Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed S…55/1003. Artisan pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Artisan pizza55/1004. Frosted Sugar Cookie: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Frosted Sugar Cookie55/1005. Del grosso, pizza sauce, pepperoni flavored: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Del grosso, pizza sauce, …55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Yellow Cake (55/100 on 56 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Yellow Cake
55/100
Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches
55/100
Artisan pizza
55/100
Frosted Sugar Cookie
55/100
Del grosso, pizza sauce, pepperoni flavored
55/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Yellow Cake lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Maltitol And Sorbitol Syrup
2
Palm Oil With Mono&diglycerides And Polysorbate 60
3
Enriched Flour
4
Bleached Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Water
12
Eggs
13
Palm Oil With Propylene Glycol Mono Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
14
Mono And Diglycerides And Soybean Lecithin
15
Egg Whites
16
Soybean Oil
17
Mono - And Diglycerides
18
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fatty Acids
19
Glyceryl-lacto Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT
Approved
20
Modified Food Starch
21
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
22
Non-fat Milk Solids W/vitamin A Emulsifier
23
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
24
Mono - And Diglycerides
25
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
26
With Bht And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
27
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
30
Baking Soda
31
Emulsifier
32
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
33
Monoglycerides
34
Sodium Steoryl Lactilate
35
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
36
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
37
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
38
Natural Lemon Flavor Emulsion
39
Corn Starch
40
Natural And Artificial Flavor
41
Wheat And Milk
42
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
43
Monocalcium Phsophate
44
Lemon Puree
45
Lemon Juice Concentrate
46
Lemon Pulp Cells
47
Lemon Oil And Water
48
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
49
Guar Gum
50
Calcium Phosphate
51
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
52
Preservative
53
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
54
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
55
Annatto Extract/turmeric
56
Color

Full Ingredient List

MALTITOL* AND SORBITOL* SYRUP, PALM OIL WITH MONO&DIGLYCERIDES AND POLYSORBATE 60, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALTITOL*, WATER, EGGS, PALM OIL WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES AND SOYBEAN LECITHIN, EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL (WITH MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES,PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GLYCERYL-LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, NON-FAT MILK SOLIDS W/VITAMIN A EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, LECITHIN, WITH BHT AND CITRIC ACID TO HELP PROTECT FLAVOR), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEORYL LACTILATE, CALCIUM SILICATE, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR EMULSION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK), VANILLIN, MONOCALCIUM PHSOPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LEMON PUREE (LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LEMON PULP CELLS, LEMON OIL AND WATER), XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, ANNATTO EXTRACT/TURMERIC (COLOR). *MALTITOL AND SORBITOL ARE POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS THAT METABOLIZE SLOWER THAN SUGAR. DIABETICS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR PHYSICIAN BEFORE INCORPORATING NEW FOODS INTO THEIR MEAL PLAN. EXCESS CONSUMPTION MAY CAUSE STOMACH DISCOMFORT.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Yellow Cake

Neighbours outside Hill & Valley Inc. near Yellow Cake's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hill & Valley Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Yellow Cake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Maltitol. Open Maltitol
  • Compare Yellow Cake's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0014821136107: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.