Pecan danish coffee cake
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Pecan danish coffee cake receives a safety score of 50/100 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
Pecan danish coffee cake carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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, Pecan danish coffee 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 | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, annatto extract color, turmeric color, calcium disodium edta preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate), butter with natural flavor (cream, natural flavor), pecans, sugar, eggs, powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), creme cake mix (enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, modified food starch, dextrose, soybean oil, leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], whey, salt, mono - and diglycerides, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, wheat gluten, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tricalcium phosphate, xanthan gum, cornstarch, cellulose gum, soy flour, eggs, natural and artificial flavors, water, alpha tocopherols preservative, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, citric acid), brown sugar, danish base (enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], dextrose, soybean oil, sugar, salt, mono - and diglycerides with bht preservative, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda], whey, soy flour, sodium stearoyl lactylate, natural and artificial flavor, cornstarch, yellow lake 5, yellow lake 6, yellow 5, yellow 6, propylene glycol, enzymes, citric acid, wheat starch, sodium sulfate, tricalcium phosphate), soybean oil, invert sugar, yeast, milk, molasses, corn syrup, butter flavor emulsion (water, glycerin, natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, guar gum, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid preservative, titanium dioxide color, yellow 5, sodium benzoate preservative, propyl gallate preservative), lemon flavor emulsion (water, propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, guar gum, mono - and diglycerides, propyl gallate preservative, citric acid preservative, yellow 5), egg whites, shelf life extender (wheat flour, monoglycerides, guar gum, corn syrup solids, enzyme, soybean oil), cinnamon, maltodextrin, partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening (soybean and cottonseed oils), salt, icing stabilizer (dextrose, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, agar agar, locust bean gum, mono - and diglycerides), vanilla flavor blend (water, propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors), icing stabilizer (dextrose, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, agar agar, salt, mono - and diglycerides, locust bean gum, titanium dioxide color, artificial flavor), icing stabilizer (sugar, calcium carbonate, agar agar, salt, monoglycerides), potassium sorbate preservative, titanium dioxide color, sodium propionate preservative.
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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.
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