Yellow Cake W/ Lemon Filling & Vanilla Whippy

by Kroger

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Yellow Cake W/ Lemon Filling & Vanilla Whippy by Kroger receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0041573259273
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.33 CAKE (76 g)

What the Data Says About

Yellow Cake W/ Lemon Filling & Vanilla Whippy by Kroger carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Yellow Cake W/ Lemon Filling & Vanilla Whippy 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 Yellow Cake W/ Lemon Filling & Vanilla Whippy
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Cake
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Enriched Bleached Flour
4
Bleached Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Eggs
13
Egg Whites
14
Corn Starch
15
Or Less Of Milk
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Leavening
18
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
19
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
20
Monocalcium Phosphate
21
Vital Wheat Gluten
22
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
23
Mono And Diglycerides
24
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
25
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
26
Artificial And Natural Flavors
27
B-carotene
28
Color
29
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
30
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
31
Gum Acacia
32
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
33
Soy Lecithin
34
Icing
35
Modified Food Starch
36
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
37
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
The Following *Sodium Caseinate
39
A Milk Derivative
40
Soy Protein Concentrate
41
Carbohydrate Gum
42
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
43
Preservative
44
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
45
Xanthan Gum Citric Acid
46
Sodium Citrate
47
Lemon Puree
48
Natural And Artificial Flavor Agar Agar
49
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
50
Titanium Dioxide Yellow 5 & 6
51
Yellow Curls
52
Cocoa Butter
53
Whole Milk Powder
54
Skimmed Milk Powder
55
Whey Powder
56
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
57
Emulsifier Soy Lecithin Natural Vanilla Color B-carotene

Full Ingredient List

Cake [sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, eggs, egg whites, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of milk, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate) vital wheat gluten, sorbitan monostearate, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, artificial and natural flavors, b-carotene (color), dextrose, maltodextrin, gum acacia, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin], icing [water, sugar, modified food starch, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, contains less than 2% of the following *sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), soy protein concentrate, polysorbate 60, carbohydrate gum, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative) polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, xanthan gum citric acid, sodium citrate, lemon puree, natural and artificial flavor agar agar, sorbic acid, titanium dioxide yellow 5 & 6] yellow curls [sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, lactose, emulsifier soy lecithin natural vanilla color b-carotene].

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