Birthday Cake Trail Mix
by Great Value
Contains 7 flagged ingredients
Birthday Cake Trail Mix by Great Value 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 7 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
Birthday Cake Trail Mix by Great Value 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 7 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 Trail Mix 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 7 | 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
kernel and palm oil, reduced mineral whey powder, nonfat dry milk, whey powder, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, vanillin, cookie dough (wheat flour, sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), brown sugar, molasses, artificial flavor, natural flavor, soy lecithin, baking soda, salt, vanilla, TBHQ and citric acid (for freshness)), confectioner's glaze, corn starch, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, blue 2, confectioner's glaze, sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm kernel oil and/or palm oil, soy lecithin, confectioner's glaze, red 3, red 40, blue 1, yellow 6, blue 2, yellow 5, soy lecithin, salt, baking soda), yogurt flavored covered waffle cone pieces (yogurt flavored coating (sugar, palm kernel oil and/or palm oil, nonfat dry milk, whey powder, nonfat yogurt powder (cultured whey, nonfat milk), titanium dioxide (color), soy lecithin, lactic acid, vanilla), sugar, vegetable shortening (soybean and/or palm oil), salt, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), acacia, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, pretzels (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, contains less than 2% of: high oleic canola oil and/or soybean oil, leavening (yeast, sodium bicarbonate and/or ammonium bicarbonate), corn syrup, barley malt extract)
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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