Birthday Cake Cake Pops

by favorite day bakery

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Birthday Cake Cake Pops by favorite day bakery 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 6 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
0191907977554
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
38g

What the Data Says About

Birthday Cake Cake Pops by favorite day bakery 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 6 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, Birthday Cake Cake Pops 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

Composite safety metrics for Birthday Cake Cake Pops
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 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

1
Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Liquid Eggs
10
Canola Oil
11
Soybean Oil
12
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Corn Starch
14
Egg White
15
Leavening
16
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
17
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
18
Monocalcium Acid Pyrophosphate
19
Dicalcium Phosphate
20
Monocalcium Phosphate
21
Less Than 2% Mono - And Diglycerides
22
Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
25
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
26
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
27
Cellulose Gum
28
Artificial Flavor
29
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
30
Chocolate Flavored Coating
31
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
32
Nonfat Dry Milk
33
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
34
Soy Lecithin
35
Natural Flavor
36
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
37
Frosting
38
Vegetable Oils
39
Fractionated Palm Oil
40
Palm Oil
41
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
42
Cottonseed Oil
43
Organic Palm Stearin
44
Corn Starch
45
Mono - And Diglycerides
46
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
47
Color
48
Preservatives
49
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
50
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
51
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
52
Sprinkles
53
Palm Kernel Oil
54
Glucose
55
Carnauba Wax
56
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
57
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
58
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
59
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
60
Colored Sugar

Full Ingredient List

water, sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, liquid eggs, canola oil, soybean oil, whey protein concentrate, modified corn starch, dried egg white, leavening, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium acid pyrophosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, less than 2% mono - and diglycerides, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor, whey, chocolate flavored coating, sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, whey, coconut oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, red 3, frosting, sugar, vegetable oils, fractionated palm oil, palm oil, high oleic sunflower oil, and/or canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, palm stearin, water, corn starch, mono - and diglycerides, titanium dioxide, color, salt, polysorbate 60, preservatives, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, citric acid, artificial flavor, sprinkles, sugar, palm kernel oil, glucose, natural flavor, carnauba wax, blue 1, red 40, red 3, yellow 5, yellow 6, colored sugar, sugar, blue 1, red 3, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial