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Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice

by Daily Chef

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742107943 · Daily Chef · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742107943 · Serving size 3 TEA CAKES (85 g)

The verdict

Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice by Daily Chef scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Mix, Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached. 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.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 59 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

25/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

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.

42107943 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Blueberry Flavored Fruit · ±0 BOOK-OFF …107943 · July 2026

15 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 42107943 · 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: Blueberry Flavored Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars · Nearest score peer is Blueberry Flavored Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars 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. Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Daily chef, pumpkin tea c…35/1002. Blueberry Flavored Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blueberry Flavored Fruit …35/1003. Strawberry Rolls: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Strawberry Rolls35/1004. The bakery, sea salt caramel pretzel bark: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. The bakery, sea salt cara…35/1005. Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix Blueberry: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Complete Pancake & Waffle…35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice (35/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice
35/100
Blueberry Flavored Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars
35/100
Strawberry Rolls
35/100
The bakery, sea salt caramel pretzel bark
35/100
Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix Blueberry
35/100

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, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice scores 51.1 points below that category average (35/100 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

Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 59 (98th 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 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
4
Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Modified Food Starch
11
Soybean Oil
12
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
13
Leavening
14
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
15
Baking Soda
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Vital Wheat Gluten
18
Propylene Glycol Mono-and Diesters Of Fatty Acids
19
Mono - And Diglycerides
20
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
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
Corn Starch
23
Tricalcium Phosphate
24
Soy Flour
25
Eggs
26
Natural And Artificial Flavor
27
Water
28
Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner
29
Alpha-tocopherol Preservative
30
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
31
Pumpkin Flavored Confectionery
32
Palm Kernel Oil
33
Nonfat Milk
34
Milk
35
Artificial Color
36
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Natural Flavor
41
Whole Eggs
42
Pecans
43
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
44
Butter
45
Cream
46
White Confectionery
47
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
48
Reduced Mineral
49
Artificial Flavor
50
Pumpkin Puree
51
Enriched Wheat Flour
52
Enzyme Blend
53
Wheat Flour
54
Enzymes
55
Molasses
56
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
57
Preservative
58
Spices
59
Dried Vinegar

Full Ingredient List

Mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], modified food starch, soybean oil, whey, leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda], salt, vital wheat gluten, propylene glycol mono-and diesters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, dextrose, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, soy flour, eggs, natural and artificial flavor, water, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, alpha-tocopherol preservative, citric acid), soybean oil, pumpkin flavored confectionery (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, milk, artificial color [yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake], soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt), whole eggs, pecans (sugar, pecans, corn syrup, butter [cream, salt]), white confectionery (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, reduced mineral, whey, milk, nonfat milk , soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor), water, pumpkin puree, contains less than 2% of corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enzyme blend (wheat flour, salt, enzymes), molasses, potassium sorbate (preservative), spices, vinegar.

Other products containing Alpha-tocopherol Preservative

Alpha-tocopherol Preservative is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice

Neighbours outside Daily Chef in the same lower screening band as Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Daily Chef; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Daily chef, pumpkin tea cakes, pumpkin spice's 3 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 0078742107943: 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.