Yellow Cake
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Yellow Cake by Hill & Valley Inc. receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
Yellow Cake by Hill & Valley Inc. carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 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, Yellow 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 D 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 | 55/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
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.
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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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