Dawn Food Products, Inc., Mini Bundt Cakes, Maple & Pumpkin Spice

by Dawn Food Products Inc.

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Dawn Food Products, Inc., Mini Bundt Cakes, Maple & Pumpkin Spice by Dawn Food Products Inc. 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
0029519221027
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CAKE (106 g)

What the Data Says About

Dawn Food Products, Inc., Mini Bundt Cakes, Maple & Pumpkin Spice by Dawn Food Products Inc. 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, Dawn Food Products, Inc., Mini Bundt Cakes, Maple & Pumpkin Spice 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

Composite safety metrics for Dawn Food Products, Inc., Mini Bundt Cakes, Maple & Pumpkin Spice
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 E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Water
3
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
4
Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
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
Eggs White Decorating Cream
11
Palm And Soybean Oil
12
Nonfat Milk
13
Palm Kernel Oil
14
Sorbitan Tristearate
15
Soy Lecithin
16
BHA
Avoid GRAS
17
Preservative
18
Natural Flavor
19
Dried Cream Cheese
20
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
21
Cheese Culture
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Carob Bean Gum
24
Soybean Oil
25
Palm Oil
26
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
27
Orange And Yellow Decorative Curls
28
Cocoa Butter
29
Milk
30
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Or Less Of: Beta - Carotene
33
Color
34
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
35
Cellulose Gum
36
Cinnamon
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
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Datem. Dextrose
40
Egg Whites
41
Food Starch - Modified
42
Guar Gum
43
Gum Arabic
44
High Oleic Sunflower
45
Canola Oil
46
Cottonseed Oil
47
Leavening
48
Baking Soda
49
Monocalcium Phosphate
50
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
51
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
52
Mono-and Diglycerides
53
Natural And Artificial Flavor
54
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
55
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
56
Preservatives
57
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
58
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
59
Propylene Glycol Albinate
60
Propylene Glycol Mono-and Diesters Of Fatty Acids
61
Salt Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
62
Soy Flour
63
Spice
64
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
65
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
66
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
67
Yellow Corn Flour

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, water, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs white decorating cream (sugar, palm and soybean oil, nonfat milk, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin, bha (preservative), natural flavor), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), soybean oil, palm oil, invert sugar, orange and yellow decorative curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake), contains 2% or less of: beta - carotene (color) caramel color, cellulose gum, cinnamon, citric acid, cornstarch, datem. dextrose, egg whites, food starch - modified, guar gum, gum arabic, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), mono-and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, polysorbate 80, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium propionate), propylene glycol albinate, propylene glycol mono-and diesters of fatty acids, salt sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy flour, soy lecithin, spice, whey, xanthan gum, yellow 6, yellow corn flour

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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