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Vachon, joe louis, cakes

by Vachon

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0060737460256 · Vachon · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0060737460256 · Serving size 1 CAKE (54 g)

The verdict

Vachon, joe louis, cakes by Vachon scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 7 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 62-component record, beginning with Sugar, Vegetable Oil Shortening, Palm Kernel 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
7
Many flagged · of 62 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

37460256 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Vachon, joe louis, cakes label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Ice Cream Cake · ±0 BOOK-OFF …460256 · July 2026

24 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 37460256 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Ice Cream Cake · Nearest score peer is Ice Cream Cake at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Vachon, joe louis, cakes: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Vachon, joe louis, cakes0/1002. Ice Cream Cake: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Ice Cream Cake0/1003. Sherbet: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Sherbet0/1004. Calavo, tortilla chips, guacamole: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Calavo, tortilla chips, g…0/1005. Angela Marie's, Incredible Edible Cowboy Cookie Dough: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Angela Marie's, Incredibl…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Vachon, joe louis, cakes (0/100 on 62 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Vachon, joe louis, cakes
0/100
Ice Cream Cake
0/100
Sherbet
0/100
Calavo, tortilla chips, guacamole
0/100
Angela Marie's, Incredible Edible Cowboy Cookie Dough
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Vachon, joe louis, cakes scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Vachon, joe louis, cakes lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 62 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (7 flagged of 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Vegetable Oil Shortening
3
Palm Kernel Oil
4
Palm
5
Palm Kernel
6
Canola And Soybean Oils
7
BHA
Avoid GRAS
8
BHT
Caution GRAS
9
Enriched Bleached Flour
10
Bleached Wheat Flour
11
Thiamin Mononitrate
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Reduced Iron
15
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
16
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Eggs
18
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
19
Water
20
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
21
Leavenings
22
Corn Starch
23
Baking Soda
24
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
25
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
26
Monocalcium Phosphate
27
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
30
Skim Milk
31
Emulsifiers
32
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
33
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
34
Soy Lecithin
35
Soy Protein
36
Starches
37
Corn
38
Wheat
39
Natural And Artificial Flavors
40
Mono And Diglycerides
41
Contain Bht And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
42
Preservatives
43
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
44
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
45
Gums
46
Guar
47
Xanthan
48
Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
49
Colors
50
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
53
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
54
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
55
Annatto Extract
56
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
57
Sodium Bisulfate
58
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
59
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
60
Sodium
61
Calcium
62
Ammonium Alginate

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, vegetable oil shortening (contains one or more of the following: hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm, palm kernel, canola and soybean oils, bha, bht), enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, niacin, reduced iron, folic acid), corn syrup, eggs, glycerin, water, cocoa processed with alkali, leavenings (corn starch, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), salt, propylene glycol, skim milk, emulsifiers (sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), soy protein, modified starches (corn, wheat), natural and artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides (contain bht and citric acid to help protect flavor), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid), gums (guar, xanthan), sodium carboxymethylcellulose, corn starch, colors (red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, caramel, annatto extract, red 3), sodium bisulfate, whey, citric acid, sodium and/or calcium and/or ammonium alginate.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Vachon, joe louis, cakes

Neighbours outside Vachon in the same lower screening band as Vachon, joe louis, cakes (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Vachon; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Vachon, joe louis, cakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Vachon, joe louis, cakes's 7 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 0060737460256: 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.