Mini All American Cakes
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Mini All American Cakes receives a safety score of 45/100 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
Mini All American Cakes carries a composite safety score of 45/100, 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, Mini All American Cakes 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.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
cakeisugar, bleached enrichedflour (wheat flour (wheat flour, vit. 83, iron, b1, b2, folic acid), jater, palm and/or soybean oils, cocoa (processed with alkali), egg whites, whey, emulsifiers (propylene glycol monoesters, mono - & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, citric acid), egg yolk, dextrose, modified corn starch, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate), nonfat milk, salt, caramel color, artificial color(fd&c red #40), artificial flavor, xanthan gum, calcium acetate, guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative) 1, fudge icing sugar, shortening (palm, canola oil and/or soybean oil, mono - & diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, cocoa (processed with alkali), dextrose, soybean oil, soy lecithin, salt, natural & artificial flavors, corn starch1, dark chocolate shavings (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, butter oil, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), decor icings (sugar, palm and/or canola and/or soybean oil, nonfat dry milk, salt, mono-& diglycerides natural & artificial flavors, polysorbate 60, water, artificial colors(fd&c red #3, red 140 lake, yellow #5, blue #1), modified food starch, gellam gum, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate & sodium benzoate preservatives), citric acid, allergen information: contains: wheat, milk, egg, soy. produced on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, dairy & sesame. consumers with food allergies, please read the ingredient statement carefully.
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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