Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Fillet With Creamy Fudge, Topped With Rich Peanut Butter Icing And Chocolate

by Dawn Food Products Inc.

25
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Fillet With Creamy Fudge, Topped With Rich Peanut Butter Icing And Chocolate by Dawn Food Products Inc. receives a safety score of 25/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 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
0029519223571
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CUPCAKE (113 g)

What the Data Says About

Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Fillet With Creamy Fudge, Topped With Rich Peanut Butter Icing And Chocolate by Dawn Food Products Inc. carries a composite safety score of 25/100, 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 5 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, Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Fillet With Creamy Fudge, Topped With Rich Peanut Butter Icing And Chocolate 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 Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Fillet With Creamy Fudge, Topped With Rich Peanut Butter Icing And Chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 25/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 5 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Whole Eggs
4
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
5
Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Soybean Oil
12
Water
13
Palm Oil
14
Margarine
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Mono & Diglycerides
17
Colored With Annatto
18
Calcium Disodium Edta Added As Preservative
19
Artificial Flavor
20
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
21
Peanut Butter
22
Peanuts
23
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
24
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
25
Rapeseed
26
Cottonseed Oil
27
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
28
Canola Oil
29
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
30
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
31
Chocolate Flakes
32
Chocolate Liquor
33
Cocoa Butter
34
Whole Milk
35
Milkfat
36
Natural Flavor
37
Sunflower Oil
38
Food Starch-modified
39
Egg Yolk
40
Nonfat Milk
41
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
42
Egg Whites
43
Cottonseed Oil
44
Leavening
45
Baking Soda
46
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
47
Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids
48
Glyceryl-lacto Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT
Approved
49
Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate And Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate
50
Preservatives
51
Corn Starch
52
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
53
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
54
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
55
Soy Lecithin
56
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
57
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
58
Natural And Artificial Flavors
59
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
60
Color
61
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
62
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
63
Soy Flour
64
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
65
Agar
66
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
67
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
68
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
69
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
70
Carboxymethyl Cellulose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution GRAS
71
Alpha Tocopherols
72
Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, powdered sugar, whole eggs, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, water, palm oil, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono & diglycerides, colored with annatto, calcium disodium edta added as preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [rapeseed and/or cottonseed oil], salt), corn syrup, canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, chocolate flakes (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, whole milk, milkfat, natural flavor), sunflower oil, food starch-modified, egg yolk, chocolate liquor, nonfat milk, mono & diglycerides, glycerin, egg whites, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate and sorbic acid and sodium benzoate (preservatives), corn starch, polysorbate 60, dextrose, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, polysorbate 80, soy lecithin, sorbitol, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors, titanium dioxide (color), datem, citric acid, soy flour, lactic acid, agar, propylene glycol, yellow 5, yellow 6, xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, alpha tocopherols (preservative).

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