Chocolate Cupcakes

by abe's

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Chocolate Cupcakes by abe's 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
0044261775178
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
30 g

What the Data Says About

Chocolate Cupcakes by abe's 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, Chocolate Cupcakes 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Chocolate Cupcakes
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Non-gmo Sugar
2
Non-gmo Flour
3
Wheat
4
Organic Malted Barley
5
Non-gmo Organic Rice Milk
6
Water
7
Brown Rice
8
Expeller-pressed Canola Oil
9
Safflower Oil
10
Sunflower Oil
11
Tricalcium Phosphate
12
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Vitamin D2
15
Vitamin B12
16
Non-gmo Cocoa Powder
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Non-gmo Baking Powder
19
Monocalcium Phosphate
20
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
21
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
22
Baking Soda
23
Non-gmo Cornstarch
24
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
25
Non-gmo Vanilla
26
Vanilla Beans
27
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
28
Non-gmo Certified Sustainable Palm Oil
29
Non-gmo Vegan Cream Cheese
30
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
31
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Glucono-delta-lactone
33
Naturally Derived From Non-gmo Rice
34
Maize
35
Flavoring
36
Olive Extract
37
Guar Gum
38
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
39
Non-gmo Sprinkles
40
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
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
42
Sustainable Palm Oil And Palm Kernel Oil
43
Organic Cocoa
44
Sunflower Lecithin
45
An Emulsifier
46
Vanilla Flavor
47
Carnauba Wax

Full Ingredient List

non-GMO sugar, non-GMO flour, wheat, malted barley, non-GMO organic rice milk, water, brown rice, expeller-pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, tricalcium phosphate, sea salt, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, vitamin B12, non-GMO cocoa powder, salt, non-GMO baking powder, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, non-GMO cornstarch and/or tapioca starch, baking soda, non-GMO vanilla, vanilla beans, water, ethyl alcohol, non-GMO sugar, non-GMO certified sustainable palm oil, non-GMO vegan cream cheese, water, coconut oil, potato starch, sea salt, glucono-delta-lactone, naturally derived from non-GMO rice and/or maize, natural flavoring, olive extract, vitamin B12, guar gum, xanthan gum, non-GMO vanilla, non-GMO Sprinkles, sugar, cornstarch, sustainable palm oil and palm kernel oil, cocoa, processed with alkali, sunflower lecithin, an emulsifier, natural vanilla flavor, carnauba wax

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