Safe

Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip

by Tastykake

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0025600086339 · Tastykake · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0025600086339 · Serving size 3.3 oz. (92 g)

The verdict

Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip by Tastykake scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 54 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 54-component record, beginning with Sugar, Unbleached And Bleached Enriched Flour, Wheat 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 54 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

90/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

00086339 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 54 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Sweet Heat Sauce · ±0 BOOK-OFF …086339 · July 2026

18 of 54 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 00086339 · 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: Sweet Heat Sauce · Nearest score peer is Sweet Heat Sauce at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Juniors Layer Cake With C…90/1002. Sweet Heat Sauce: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sweet Heat Sauce90/1003. Sweet Sauce: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet Sauce90/1004. Worthington, Loma Linda, Veja-Links Vegetable & Protein Grain Links: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Worthington, Loma Linda, …90/1005. Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Veja Links Vegetarian Hot…90/100
High-band neighbours for Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip (90/100) outside Tastykake.
Chart values as text

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

Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip
90/100
Sweet Heat Sauce
90/100
Sweet Sauce
90/100
Worthington, Loma Linda, Veja-Links Vegetable & Protein Grain Links
90/100
Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs
90/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip scores 3.9 points above that category average (90/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip lists 54 ingredients on its label

54 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 54 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 54 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Unbleached And Bleached Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Vegetable Shortening
10
Soybean Oil
11
Palm Oil
12
Cottonseed Oil
13
Nonfat Milk
14
Organic Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
15
Unsweetened Chocolate
16
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Cocoa Butter
18
Soy Lecithin
19
Vanilla Extract
20
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Milk
22
Eggs
23
Egg Yolks
24
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
25
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Corn Starch
27
Liquid Sucrose
28
Molasses
29
Leavening
30
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
31
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
32
Monocalcium Phosphate
33
Glycerine
34
Corn Starch
35
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Nonfat Milk Solids
37
Mono - And Diglycerides
38
Natural And Artificial Flavors
39
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
40
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
41
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
42
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
43
Butter
44
Made From Milk
45
Distilled Monoglycerides
46
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
47
Spices
48
Monoglycerides
49
Vanilla Bean Powder
50
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
51
Agar
52
Enzymes
53
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
54
Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, Unbleached And Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Shortening (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, And Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Nonfat Milk, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Dextrose, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract, Whey [Milk]), Eggs, Egg Yolks, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Dextrose, Whey (Milk), Corn Starch, Liquid Sucrose, Molasses, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Glycerine, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Nonfat Milk Solids, Mono - And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Caramel Color, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Monostearate, Butter (Made From Milk), Distilled Monoglycerides, Calcium Sulfate, Spices, Monoglycerides, Vanilla Bean Powder, Polysorbate 80, Agar, Enzymes, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate (To Retard Spoilage).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip

Neighbours outside Tastykake with screening scores in the same high band as Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tastykake; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 54-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Juniors Layer Cake With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavored Icing, Chocolate Chip's 2 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 0025600086339: 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.