Red velvet sweet treats
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Red velvet sweet treats receives a safety score of 70/100 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
Red velvet sweet treats carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Red velvet sweet treats 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 D 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 | 70/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, water, unsalted butter (pasteurized cream), corn syrup, liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, nonfat dry milk, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cultures, salt, xanthan gum and/or guar gum and/or locust bean gum), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, whey solids [a milk derivative], soy lecithin, to preserve freshness [sodium benzoate], natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: butter (cream, salt), cinnamon, cocoa powder, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), cream, salt, corn syrup solids, red food color (fd&c red no. 40, citric acid, sodium benzoate, water), potassium sorbate (preservative), skim milk powder, soybean oil, oat fiber, wheat flour, xanthan gum, beta carotene (color), artificial flavor, guar gum, lactic acid, cellulose gum, artificial color (yellow #5), modified cornstarch, molasses, calcium sulfate, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, vegetable mono and diglycerides, sodium alginate, mono and diglycerides, sodium bicarbonate, enzymes, natural and artificial flavor, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, yeast, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor).
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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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