Light Ice Cream, Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake

by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.

20
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Light Ice Cream, Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. receives a safety score of 20/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
0070640004478
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
68 g (0.5 cup)

What the Data Says About

Light Ice Cream, Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. carries a composite safety score of 20/100, 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 4 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, Light Ice Cream, Red Carpet 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Light Ice Cream, Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 20/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Milk
2
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
3
Skim Milk
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Red Velvet Cake Pieces {Unenriched Wheat Flour
6
Water
7
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
8
Corn Starch
9
Pasteurized Eggs
10
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Baking Soda
13
Red 40}
14
Buttermilk
15
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
16
Cream
17
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Maltodextin
19
Or Less Of Cocoa Powder
20
Natural And Artificial Flavors
21
Food Starch-modified
22
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
23
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
24
Propylene Glycol Esters
25
Mono And Diglycerides
26
Guar Gum
27
Carob Bean Gum
28
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
29
Cellulose Gel
30
Cellulose Gum
31
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Milk, corn syrup, skim milk, sugar, red velvet cake pieces {unenriched wheat flour, water, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn starch, pasteurized eggs, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, baking soda, red 40}, buttermilk, whey, cream, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextin, contains 2% or less of cocoa powder, natural and artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup, food starch-modified, xanthan gum, citric acid, propylene glycol esters, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carob bean gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, vitamin a palmitate.

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