Avoid

Mackinaw Fudge Cake

by Arnie's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076185004669 · Arnie's · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076185004669 · Serving size 1 SLICE (85 g)

The verdict

Mackinaw Fudge Cake by Arnie's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 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 78-component record, beginning with Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached, Flour. 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 78 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.

85004669 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mackinaw Fudge Cake label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Assorted pops · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004669 · July 2026

28 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 85004669 · 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: Assorted pops · Nearest score peer is Assorted pops 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. Mackinaw Fudge Cake: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Mackinaw Fudge Cake0/1002. Assorted pops: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Assorted pops0/1003. Superscoops wafers sandwiches: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Superscoops wafers sandwi…0/1004. Cheddar Fries: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Cheddar Fries0/1005. Cheddar Fries: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Cheddar Fries0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Mackinaw Fudge Cake (0/100 on 78 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Mackinaw Fudge Cake
0/100
Assorted pops
0/100
Superscoops wafers sandwiches
0/100
Cheddar Fries
0/100
Cheddar Fries
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. Mackinaw Fudge Cake 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

Mackinaw Fudge Cake lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 78 (100th 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 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
3
Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
10
Soybean Oil
11
Leavening
12
Baking Soda
13
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
14
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
15
Monocalcium Phosphate
16
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
17
Food Starch-modified
18
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
19
Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids
20
Mono & Diglycerides With Bht & Citric Acid As Preservatives
21
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
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Sorbitan Monostearate Nonfat Milk Solids
24
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
25
Soy Lecithin
26
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
27
Cellulose Gum
28
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
29
Water
30
Natural And Artificial Flavor
31
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
32
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
33
Glycerine Wheat Starch Sulfites Silicon Dioxide Sucrose
34
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
35
Egg Whites
36
Guar Gum
37
Cotton Seed Oil Or Soybean Oil
38
Soy Flour
39
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
40
Confectioners Glaze
41
Shortening
42
Soybean
43
Palm Kernel Oil With Mono - And Diglycerides
44
Carob Powder
45
Triglycerides
46
Whole Eggs
47
Or Less Of Butter
48
Pasteurized Cream
49
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
50
Margarine
51
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
52
Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
53
Colored With Annatto/turmeric
54
Calcium Edta Added As A Preservative
55
Artificial Flavor
56
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
57
Rice Flour
58
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
59
Cottonseed
60
Corn Starch
61
Gum Arabic
62
Confectioner's Glaze
63
Carrageenan Gum
64
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
65
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
66
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
67
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
68
Bourbanaise Vanilla
69
Natural And Artificial Flavors
70
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
71
Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup
72
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
73
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
74
Milk Dipotassium Phosphate And Vitamin D
75
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
76
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
77
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
78
Methyl Paraben And Propyl Paraben

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminum sulfate), food starch-modified, propylene glycol, mono & diesters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides with bht & citric acid as preservatives, dextrose, salt, sorbitan monostearate nonfat milk solids, caramel color, soy lecithin, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, water, natural and artificial flavor, corn syrup, polysorbate 80, glycerine wheat starch sulfites silicon dioxide sucrose, maltodextrin, egg whites, guar gum, cotton seed oil or soybean oil), soy flour, vanillin, confectioners glaze, shortening (soybean and/or palm kernel oil with mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), carob powder, triglycerides, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil with mono - and diglycerides, whole eggs, contains 2% or less of butter (pasteurized cream, lactic acid), margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, colored with annatto/turmeric, calcium edta added as a preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), rice flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed and/or soybean), corn starch, gum arabic, confectioner's glaze, carrageenan gum, fd&c red 40, fd&c yellow 6, fd&c yellow 5, artificial flavor, blue 2, bourbanaise vanilla (natural and artificial flavors, ethyl alcohol, partially inverted sugar syrup, glycerin, citric acid), milk dipotassium phosphate and vitamin d, high fructose corn syrup, fd&c red 3, potassium sorbate, methyl paraben and propyl paraben.

Categories

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Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Mackinaw Fudge Cake

Neighbours outside Arnie's in the same lower screening band as Mackinaw Fudge Cake (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Arnie's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mackinaw Fudge Cake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Mackinaw Fudge Cake'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 0076185004669: 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.