Starr Culinary Delights, Coffee Cake, Mini Apple Caramel

by Starr Culinary Delights Inc.

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Starr Culinary Delights, Coffee Cake, Mini Apple Caramel by Starr Culinary Delights Inc. receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0624827610725
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CAKE (27 g)

What the Data Says About

Starr Culinary Delights, Coffee Cake, Mini Apple Caramel by Starr Culinary Delights Inc. carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 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, Starr Culinary Delights, Coffee Cake, Mini Apple Caramel 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 Starr Culinary Delights, Coffee Cake, Mini Apple Caramel
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Crumb Mix
2
Wheat Flour
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Canola
6
Soya
7
Whey Powder
8
Baking Powder
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Natural And Artificial Flavor
11
Enriched Wheat Flour
12
Chlorine
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FUMIGANT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
13
Benzoyl Peroxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
GRAS
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Reduced Iron
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Liquid Whole Egg
20
Caramel Icing
21
Cottonseed
22
Soybean Oil With Mono And Diglycerides
23
Water
24
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
25
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Sulfite Added
27
Artificial Flavor
28
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
29
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Agar
31
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
32
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Canola Oil
34
Icing
35
Soybean Oils With Mono And Diglycerides
36
Cornsyrup
37
Caramel Colors
38
Citric Acid Red 40
39
Water Cake Mix
40
Corn Starch
41
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
42
Carboxymethylcellulose
43
Margarine
44
Non-hydrogenated Canola Oil
45
Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
46
Monoglycerides
47
Soya Lecithin
48
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Vitamin D3
50
Tran
51
Yellow
52
Apples
53
Apples
54
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
55
Spice
56
Apple Flavor
57
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
58
Lactose Natural Flavor
59
Modified Food Starch
60
Sulphites

Full Ingredient List

Crumb mix (wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil (canola and/or soya), whey powder, baking powder, salt, natural and artificial flavor), sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, chlorine, benzoyl peroxide, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), liquid whole egg, caramel icing (sugar, hydrogenated cottonseed and/or soybean oil with mono and diglycerides, water, corn syrup, caramel color (sulfite added), salt, artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate, agar,citric acid, red 40), canola oil, icing (sugar, water, hydrogenated cottonseed and/or soybean oils with mono and diglycerides, cornsyrup, caramel colors, artificial flavor, salt, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate, agar, citric acid red 40), water cake mix (modified corn starch, whey powder, baking powder, salt, wheat starch, vegetable oil (canola and/or soya), carboxymethylcellulose), margarine (non-hydrogenated canola oil, water, modified palm and palm kernel oils, salt, whey powder, monoglycerides, soya lecithin, potassium sorbate, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, tran (yellow)), dried apples (apples, sodium metabisulfite), spice, apple flavor (maltodextrin, lactose natural flavor, modified food starch), caramel color (sulphites).

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