Caution

Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate

by Daily Chef

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742101989 · Daily Chef · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742101989 · Serving size 0.02 OF CAKE (80 g)

The verdict

Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate by Daily Chef scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Sugar, Soybean Oil, Eggs. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 52 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

42101989 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Wrapped Sandwiches · ±0 BOOK-OFF …101989 · July 2026

20 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 42101989 · 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: Wrapped Sandwiches · Nearest score peer is Wrapped Sandwiches 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

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. Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Daily chef, bundt cake, c…85/1002. Wrapped Sandwiches: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Wrapped Sandwiches85/1003. Beef jerky: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beef jerky85/1004. Beef Jerky: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Beef Jerky85/1005. Beef Jerky: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Jerky85/100
High-band neighbours for Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate (85/100) outside Daily Chef.
Chart values as text

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

Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate
85/100
Wrapped Sandwiches
85/100
Beef jerky
85/100
Beef Jerky
85/100
Beef Jerky
85/100

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. Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate scores 1.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 81,477 products 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: 52 (96th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Soybean Oil
3
Eggs
4
Bleached Enriched Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Semi-sweet Chocolate
12
Chocolate Liquor
13
Cocoa Butter
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Natural Flavor
16
Water
17
Enriched Flour
18
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Vegetable Shortening Blend
20
Palm Oil
21
Mono - And Diglycerides
22
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
23
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
24
Preservative
25
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
26
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
27
Milk
28
Vitamin D3
29
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Organic Cocoa
31
Modified Food Starch
32
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
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
34
White Chocolate Curls
35
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
36
Chocolate Bar
37
Emulsifier Blend
38
Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids
39
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
40
Sweetened Condensed Milk
41
Vital Wheat Gluten
42
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
43
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
44
Artificial Color
45
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
46
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
47
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
48
Monocalcium Phosphate
49
Natural And Artificial Flavors
50
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
51
Agar-agar
52
Locust Bean Gum

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, soybean oil, eggs, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), water, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening blend (palm oil, soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, tbhq [preservative], citric acid [preservative]), corn syrup. contains 2% or less of each of the following: milk (milk, vitamin d3), high fructose corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), modified food starch, whey, cocoa, dextrose, white chocolate curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, lactose, whey, soy lecithin, natural flavor), chocolate bar (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, milk, whey, lactose, soy lecithin, natural flavor), emulsifier blend (propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), vital wheat gluten, salt, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, palm oil, artificial color, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, calcium propionate (preservative), monocalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, mono - and diglycerides, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid, polysorbate 60, agar-agar, locust bean gum.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate

Neighbours outside Daily Chef with screening scores in the same high band as Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Daily Chef; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Daily chef, bundt cake, chocolate's 1 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 0078742101989: 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.