La bree's bakery, chocolate mini cupcakes

by La Bree's Bakery

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 7 flagged ingredients

La bree's bakery, chocolate mini cupcakes by La Bree's Bakery receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 7 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
0074555047520
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 PIECES (74 g)

What the Data Says About

La bree's bakery, chocolate mini cupcakes by La Bree's Bakery carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 7 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, La bree's bakery, chocolate mini cupcakes 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 La bree's bakery, chocolate mini cupcakes
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 7 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
Cake
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Eggs
12
Soybean Oil
13
Vegetable Shortening
14
Palm Oil
15
Mono And Diglycerides
16
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
17
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
18
Organic Cocoa
19
Food Starch-modified
20
Whey Vital Wheat Gluten
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
23
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
24
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
25
Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate
26
Preservatives
27
Oleyl Lactylic Acid
28
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
29
Sorbitan Monostearate Polysorbate 60
30
Propylene Glycol Monoesters
31
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
32
Beta Carotene
33
Soy Lecithin
34
Artificial Flavor
35
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Gum Arabic
37
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
38
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
39
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
40
Icing
41
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
42
Corn Starch
43
Guar Gum
44
Natural And Artificial Vanilla And Butter Flavors
45
Sorbitan Mono Stearate
46
Monoglycerides
47
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Green 3
Caution Approved (certified color)
50
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
51
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
52
Toppings
53
Palm Kernel Oil
54
Corn Starch
55
Polysortate 60
56
Sugar Glaze
57
Cocoa Powder
58
Glucose Powder
59
Artificial Favor

Full Ingredient List

Cake [sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, eggs, soybean oil, vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), food starch-modified, whey vital wheat gluten, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, dextrose, titanium dioxide, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), oleyl lactylic acid, sodium bicarbonate, sorbitan monostearate polysorbate 60, propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, datem, beta carotene, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, yellow 5, gum arabic, citric acid, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid], icing [sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, cocoa (processed with alkali), corn syrup, glycerin, corn starch, food starch-modified, guar gum, natural and artificial vanilla and butter flavors, salt, sorbitan mono stearate, polysorbate 60, monoglycerides, phosphoric acid, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), gum arabic, citric acid, xanthan gum, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40, green 3, blue 1, red 3], toppings [sugar, corn starch, palm kernel oil, modified corn starch, gum arabic, polysortate 60, soy lecithin, sugar glaze, cocoa powder, glucose powder, artificial favor, salt, blue 1, green 3, red 3, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6].

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