Rich Products Corp, Red Velvet Cake

by Rich Products Corporation

60
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Rich Products Corp, Red Velvet Cake by Rich Products Corporation receives a safety score of 60/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0049800143272
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 CAKE (81 g)

What the Data Says About

Rich Products Corp, Red Velvet Cake by Rich Products Corporation carries a composite safety score of 60/100, 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 2 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, Rich Products Corp, Red Velvet 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

Composite safety metrics for Rich Products Corp, Red Velvet Cake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 60/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Buttermilk
10
Soybean Oil
11
Egg Whites
12
Dried Cream Cheese
13
Milk
14
Cream
15
From Milk
16
Cheese Culture
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Carob Bean Gum
19
Skim Milk
20
Eggs
21
Margarine
22
Palm Oil
23
Water
24
Mono And Diglycerides
25
Artificial Flavor
26
Annatto Extract
27
To Preserve Freshness
28
Calcium Disodium Edta
29
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vegetable Shortening
31
Palm And Soybean Oils
32
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
33
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
34
The Following: Cocoa Alkali Processed
35
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
36
Leavening
37
Baking Soda
38
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
39
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
40
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
A Milk Derivative
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Milk Ingredients
44
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Soy Lecithin
46
Guar Gum
47
Artificial Color
48
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
50
Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
51
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
52
Corn Syrup Solids
53
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk, soybean oil, egg whites, cream cheese (milk, cream (from milk), cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), skim milk, eggs, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto extract, to preserve freshness (calcium disodium edta), vitamin a palmitate), vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, to preserve freshness (tbhq)), contains less than 2% of the following: cocoa alkali processed, modified cornstarch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), salt, whey (a milk derivative), natural and artificial flavor (contains milk ingredients), mono and diglycerides, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), soy lecithin, guar gum, artificial color (red 40), sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fats and fatty acids, xanthan gum, corn syrup solids, partially hydrogenated soybean oil.

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