Wal-mart stores, red velvet cake
by Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Wal-mart stores, red velvet cake by Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
Wal-mart stores, red velvet cake by Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. carries a composite safety score of 45/100, 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 3 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, Wal-mart stores, red velvet 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 | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Powdered sugar, sugar enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), soybean oil, egg whites, palm oil, water, contains 2% or less of: canola oil, cellulose gum, citric acid, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup, cornstarch, dextrose, enzymes, food starch-modified glycerin, guar gum, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), maltodextrin, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, colored with annatto, calcium disodium edta added as preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate and sodium propionate and sorbic acid (preservatives), pyropylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40, red colored white chocolate curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, red 40 lake, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), red colored marbled white chocolate square (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, whey, lactose, soy lecithin, natural flavor, red 40), salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy flour, soy lecithin, whey, white chocolate curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, whey, soy lecithin, natural flavor, xanthan gum, yellow corn flour.
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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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