Petit fours layered cake bites with decadent harvest inspired filings, double chocolate, pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Petit fours layered cake bites with decadent harvest inspired filings, double chocolate, pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple receives a safety score of 5/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 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
Petit fours layered cake bites with decadent harvest inspired filings, double chocolate, pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple carries a composite safety score of 5/100, 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 5 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, Petit fours layered cake bites with decadent harvest inspired filings, double chocolate, pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple 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 | 5/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | 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
Confectionary coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, soy lecithin, whey powder, whole milk powder, titanium dioxide [color], nonfat dry milk, natural and artificial flavors, salt), sugar, eggs, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), shortening (palm oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, cheesecake filling (lactic acid, salt, cream, skim milk, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, sugar, sorbitol, water, dextrose, corn syrup, eggs, glycerol, modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, natural flavor, monoglycerides, potassium sorbate [preservative], titanium dioxide [color]), soybean oil, decorettes (sugar, corn starch, palm kernel oil, palm oil, cocoa, soy lecithin, dextrin, confectioner's glaze, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, natural and artificial flavors, carnauba wax), high fructose corn syrup, pumpkin puree, contains 2% or less of the following: cocoa powder, modified corn starch, whey, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), corn starch, strawberry filling (corn syrup, strawberries, high fructose corn syrup, water, sugar, modified corn starch, orange pulp, dextrose, citric acid, red 40, sodium benzoate [preservative], potassium sorbate [preservative], caramel color, salt, artificial flavor), salt, glycerin, corn syrup, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavors, spices, sodium bicarbonate, wheat gluten, chocolate liquor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cultured wheat flour, vinegar, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, xanthan gum, guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative).
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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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