Cake & brownie bites
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Cake & brownie bites receives a safety score of 25/100 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
Cake & brownie bites carries a composite safety score of 25/100, 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, Cake & brownie bites 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 | 25/100 | 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
Ingredients brownie bite: sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, amylase [enzyme], folic acid), canola oil, icing sugar, eggs, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), vegetable oil shortening (canola oil, palm oil, modified palm and palm kernel oils, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup (glucose syrup, sugar, water, molasses, salt), vegetable oil shortening (palm oil, canola oil, modified palm oil), cocoa (processed with alkali), water, candy sequins (icing sugar, modified cornstarch, cornstarch, modified palm kernel oil, shellac, soy lecithin, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c blue #1, fd&c red #3, polysorbate 60), glucose syrup, artificial flavor, salt, nonfat dry milk, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate). ingredients cake bite: bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, benzoyl peroxide, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), icing sugar, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil shortening (canola oil, palm oil, modified palm oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, skimmed milk (skim milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), margarine (soya oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey [milk], vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, natural flavor, annatto extract [color], turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), candy sequins (icing sugar, modified cornstarch, cornstarch, modified palm kernel oil, shellac, soy lecithin, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c blue #1, fd&c red #3, polysorbate 60), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), food starch-modified, glucose syrup, glycerin, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk powder, whey powder, salt, rice starch, citrus pulp fiber, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate (preservative), dextrose, soya oil, canola oil, sodium propionate (preservative), gum arabic, cellulose gum, xanthan gum.
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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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