Sea Salted Apple Caramel Cake, Sea Salted
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Sea Salted Apple Caramel Cake, Sea Salted 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.
What the Data Says About
Sea Salted Apple Caramel Cake, Sea Salted 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, Sea Salted Apple Caramel Cake, Sea Salted 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
Cake: Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Benzoyl Peroxide, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Chlorine), Granulated Cane Sugar, Liquid Whole Eggs, Water, Partially Skimmed Milk, Margarine (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey Powder [Milk], Vegetable Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Annatto, Turmeric [Added For Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch), Vegetable Oils (Canola Soy), Food Starch-Modified, Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Artificial And Natural Flavor, Whey Powder (Milk), Salt, Rice Starch, Citrus Fiber, Soy Lecithin, Dextrose, Potassium Sorbate, Cellulose Gum, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Baking Soda. Icing: Whipped Topping (Water, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Corn Syrup, Non Fat Dry Milk, Salt, Artificial Flavor, Modified Cellulose, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 60, Propylene Glycol Mono Fatty Acid Esters, Xanthan Gum, Color [Beta-Carotene], Hydroxylated Soya Lecithin). Apple Filling (Apples, Water, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite, Salt, Cinnamon, Gellan Gum, Citric Acid, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavors), Caramel Drizzle (Glucose, Sugar, Modified Palm Oil [Soy Lecithin], Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey [Milk], Brown Sugar, Water, Pectin, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Soy Lecithin, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Fd&C Colors [Yellow #5 - Contains Tartrazine, Yellow #6], Caramel Color), Sea Salt.
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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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