Dessert cake
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Dessert cake by Dawn Food Products Inc. receives a safety score of 65/100 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
Dessert cake by Dawn Food Products Inc. carries a composite safety score of 65/100, 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, Dessert 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 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 65/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Powdered sugar, sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, soybean oil, eggs, canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of: annatto (color), butter (pasteurized cream and salt), caramel color, cellulose gum, chocolate liquor, citric acid, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, cornstarch, dextrose, egg whites, food starch - modified, glycerin, glyceryl - lacto esters of fatty acids, guar gum, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), medium chain triglycerides, modified cellulose, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate and sodium propionate (preservatives), propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40, red lake 40, salt, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, butter oil, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, anhydrous dextrose), sodium citrate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, sorbitan tristearate, soy flour, soy lecithin, whey, white and fuchsia chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, whey, lactose, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beet root extract [color]), xanthan gum, yellow corn flour.
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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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