Chocolate Cake Pops
by Favorite Day
Contains 7 flagged ingredients
Chocolate Cake Pops by Favorite Day 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
Chocolate Cake Pops by Favorite Day 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, Chocolate 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
| 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
CAKE (WATER, SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONI TRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LIQUID EGGS, CANOLA OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY PRO - TEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DRIED EGG WHITE, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMI - NUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, DICAL - CIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND LESS THAN 2% MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO-AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SODIUM STEA - ROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, CEL - LULOSE GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CAR - AMEL COLOR, RED 40, RED 3, BLUE 1), WHITE CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, COCONUT OIL, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5 LAKE), FROSTING (SUGAR, GLUCOSE, VEGETABLE OILS [PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL], WATER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SALT, PRESERVATIVES [SO - DIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID], SOY LECITHIN, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SPRINKLES (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM OIL, WATER, GLYCERIN AND LESS THAN 2% CARNAUBA WAX, CELLULOSE GUM, CORN STARCH, ETHANOL, GLUCOSE, GUM ARABIC, TAPIOCA STARCH, XAN - THAN GUM, BLUE 1, RED 3, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6). CONTAINS EGG, MILK, SOY AND WHEAT PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO HANDLES PEANUT AND TREE NUT INGREDIENTS
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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