Chocolate Cake Roll
by Arnie's
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Chocolate Cake Roll by Arnie's receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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.
What the Data Says About
Chocolate Cake Roll by Arnie's carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 2 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, Chocolate Cake Roll 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 90/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, margarine and shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, nonfat dry milk and shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soybean oil, nonfat dry milk and water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, mono-and diglycerides soybean lecithin artificially flavored, colored with beta carotene vitamin a palmitate added, palm kernel oil with mono-and diglycerides, polysorbate 80) sucrose, maltodextrin, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminium sulfate) food starch-modified, water, corn syrup lecithin, vanillin (an artificial flavor) and confectioner's glaze, egg whites, water whole eggs contains 2% or less of polysorbate 80, glycerin, wheat starch, sulfites, citric acid, silicon dioxide, salt soy flour, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids mono & diglycerides, dextrose, sorbit an monostearate, nonfat milk solids, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin propylene glycol xanthan gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, carob powder, triglycerides, propylene glycol monoesters monodiglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium silicate, guar gum, triethy citric, vanilla (water, alcohol, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors) dextrin, yellow 5 & 6, red 3 & 40, blue 1 & 2
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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