White & chocolate mini cupcakes, white & chocolate

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

White & chocolate mini cupcakes, white & chocolate receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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.

Barcode
0085239042007
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 CUPCAKES (71 g)

What the Data Says About

White & chocolate mini cupcakes, white & chocolate carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 4 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, White & chocolate mini cupcakes, white & chocolate 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

Composite safety metrics for White & chocolate mini cupcakes, white & chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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

1
Cupcake
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Water
4
Egg
5
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
6
Wheat Flour
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Reduced Iron
9
Thiamin Mononitrate
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Soy - Bean Oil
13
Canola Oil
14
Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali
15
Corn Starch
16
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
17
Leavening Blend Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
18
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
19
Corn Starch
20
Monocalcium Phosphate
21
Calcium Sul - Fate
22
Mono - And Diglycerides
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Emulsifier
25
Propy Ene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
26
Soy Lecithin
27
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
28
Pre - Servativej
29
Natural Flavor
30
Icing
31
Icing Sugar
32
Vegetable Oil Shortening
33
Palm Oil
34
Palm Kernel Oil
35
Monoglycerides
36
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
37
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
38
Margarine
39
Soybean Oil
40
Mono - Glycerides Natural Flavor
41
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Vitamin De
43
Nonfat Dry Milk
44
Butter
45
Cream
46
Modi - Fied Corn Starch
47
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Sprinkles
49
Shellac
50
Sunflower Lecithin
51
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
53
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Cupcake (sugar, water, egg, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soy - bean oil, canola oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, modified corn starch, whey, leavening blend sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sul - fate), mono - and diglycerides, salt, emulsifier (propy ene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid (pre - servativej, soy lecithin, natural flavor), icing (icing sugar (sugar, corn starch), vegetable oil shortening (canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey, soy lecithin, mono - glycerides natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin de], water, nonfat dry milk, butter (cream, salt), modi - fied corn starch, yellow 6, mono - and diglycerides, natural flavor, salt), sprinkles (icing sugar (sugar, corn starch), palm kernel oil, modified corn starch, corn starch, shellac, sunflower lecithin, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, red 40, polysorbate 60).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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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