Gansito delicious filled snack cake
by Marinela
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Gansito delicious filled snack cake by Marinela receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
Gansito delicious filled snack cake by Marinela carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Gansito delicious filled snack 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Sugar, strawberry filling [sugar, strawberry puree, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, vegetable shortening (coconut oil), carmine color, natural flavor, sodium benzoate (preservative)], nonfat milk, hydrogenated vegetable shortening (palm and palm kernel oils, soy lecithin), wheat flour, water, high fructose corn syrup, egg, cocoa, vegetable shortening (palm, fractionated palm and soybean oils), dextrose, invert sugar, glycerin, modified corn starch, corn syrup, mono & diglycerides, polyglycerol esters, oat fiber, maltodextrin, preservatives (sodium propionate, sorbic acid), iodized salt, baking soda, egg whites, sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium sulfate, soy lecithin, gum arabic, shellac, cinnamon, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, pgpr, vitamin a acetate, niacin, vitamin e acetate, zinc oxide, reduced iron, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, potassium iodide, folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, carrageenan, ferrous sulfate.
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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.