Cherry Cheese Danish Coffee Cake, Cherry Cheese

by Sabrina's

35
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Cherry Cheese Danish Coffee Cake, Cherry Cheese by Sabrina's receives a safety score of 35/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0070163989573
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.125 Cake (50 g)

What the Data Says About

Cherry Cheese Danish Coffee Cake, Cherry Cheese by Sabrina's carries a composite safety score of 35/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 3 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, Cherry Cheese Danish Coffee Cake, Cherry Cheese 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 Cherry Cheese Danish Coffee Cake, Cherry Cheese
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 35/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Margarine
9
Palm Oil
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Mono - And Diglycerides
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
16
Preservative
17
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
18
Natural And Artificial Flavor
19
Beta Carotene
20
Color
21
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Vitamin D3
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Neufchatel Cheese
25
Cultured Pasteurized Milk And Cream
26
Carob Bean Gum
27
Cherry Filling
28
Cherries
29
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
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
31
Modified Food Starch
32
Or Less Of The Following: Citric Acid
33
Sodium Citrate
34
Natural And Artificial Flavors
35
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
36
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
37
Used As A Preservative
38
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
40
Eggs
41
Nonfat Milk
42
Or Less Of: Corn Syrup
43
Yeast
44
Monoglycerides
45
Food Starch-modified
46
Glycerine
47
Microcrystalline Cellulose
48
Tapioca Dextrin
49
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
50
Artificial Flavor
51
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
52
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
53
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
54
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
55
Lemon Juice Concentrate
56
Agar
57
Cellulose Gum
58
Baking Soda
59
Enzymes
60
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
61
For Color
62
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
63
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Mono - And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Water, Sugar, Neufchatel Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum), Cherry Filling (Cherries, Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Gellan Gum, Salt, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate [Used As A Preservative], Red 40, Blue 1), Eggs, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Corn Syrup, Yeast, Palm Oil, Monoglycerides, Salt, Food Starch-Modified, Glycerine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tapioca Dextrin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Artificial Flavor, Lactic Acid, Whey, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Calcium Lactate, Soybean Oil, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Agar, Soy Lecithin, Cellulose Gum, Baking Soda, Enzymes, Titanium Dioxide (For Color), Xanthan Gum, Ascorbic Acid.

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