Caution

Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000247675. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000247675

The verdict

Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Facts/ Nutrición Uyar, Myn Fructose Corn Syrup, Soybean And Palm Oil. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 57 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0038000247675
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00247675 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 12% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 40 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …247675 · July 2026

7 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 40). Source sheet 00247675 · 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

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Facts/ Nutrición Uyar
2
Myn Fructose Corn Syrup
3
Soybean And Palm Oil
4
With Tbhq For Freshness
5
Dextrose. Uo
6
Or Less Of Cocoa Processed With Er/8 Raciones Por Envase Alkali
7
Corn Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Leavening
10
Baking Soda
11
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
12
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
13
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
14
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
15
Color Added
16
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Yellow Corn Flour
18
Palm Oil
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Natural And Artificial Flavors
21
Milk
22
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
23
Wheat
24
Soy And Milk Ingredients. O Por Ración Ries/2 Pastelillos
25
96g
26
Harina Enriquecida
27
Harina De Trigo
28
Niacina
29
Hierro Reducido
30
Vitamina B1 Asa Poliinsaturada 3g Grasa Monoinsaturada 2g Erol Omg
31
Mononitrato De Tiamina
32
Vitamina B2
33
Riboflavina
34
áCido Fólico
35
Jarabe De Maíz
36
0% Azúcar
37
Jarabe De Maíz Con Alto Contenido De Fructosa
38
Aceite De Soya Y De Palma
39
Dextrosa. 5% Contiene 2% O Menos De Cacao Procesado Con áLcali
40
Maicena Modificada
41
Sal
42
Agentes Leudantes
43
Bicarbonato De Sodio
44
Pirofosfato áCido De Sodio
45
Maicena
46
Lactilato Estearoil De Sodio
47
Gelatina
48
Adición De Color
49
Rojo 40
50
Harina De Maíz Amarill
51
Aceite De Palma
52
Lecitina De Soya
53
Sabores Naturales Y Artificiales
54
Contiene Leche
55
20mcg Folic Acid/ácido Fólico
56
Contiene Ingredientes De Trigo
57
Mi 49016

Full Ingredient List

facts/ nutrición uyar, myn fructose corn syrup, soybean and palm oil (with tbhq for freshness), dextrose. uo contains 2% or less of cocoa processed with er/8 raciones por envase alkali, modified corn starch, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), cornstarch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, gelatin, color added, red 40, yellow corn flour, palm oil, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors (contains milk), xanthan gum. contains wheat, soy and milk ingredients. o por ración ries/2 pastelillos (96g) por ración orias 370 % dv*/% vd* 12% saturada 3g 15% ingredientes: harina enriquecida (harina de trigo, niacina, hierro reducido, vitamina b1 asa poliinsaturada 3g grasa monoinsaturada 2g erol omg [mononitrato de tiamina], vitamina b2 [riboflavina], ácido fólico), jarabe de maíz, %0% azúcar, jarabe de maíz con alto contenido de fructosa, aceite de soya y de palma (con 19% rbohidrato total 70g 25% etética 1g es totales 30g incl. 30g azúcares añadidos 60% tbhq para mantener la frescura), dextrosa. 5% contiene 2% o menos de cacao procesado con álcali, maicena modificada, sal, agentes leudantes (bicarbonato de sodio, pirofosfato ácido de sodio), maicena, lactilato estearoil de sodio, gelatina, adición de color, rojo 40, harina de maíz amarill, aceite de palma, lecitina de soya, sabores naturales y artificiales (contiene leche), goma xantana. calcium/calcio 10mg 0% • % • potassium/potasio 130mg 2% riboflavin/riboflavina 10% folate/folato 40mcg dfe 10% (20mcg folic acid/ácido fólico) contiene ingredientes de trigo, soya y leche. w much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to sed for general nutrition advice./el % valor diario n una porción de alimentos contribuye a una dieta a para asesoramiento de nutrición general. distribuido por kellogg sales co. battle creek, mi 49016

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 40 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 40. Open Red 40
  • Compare Frosted Red Velvet Cupcake's 1 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 0038000247675: 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.