Chocolate cake
Contains 6 flagged ingredients
Chocolate cake 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.
What the Data Says About
Chocolate cake 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, Chocolate cake 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 D 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 6 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Sugar, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole eggs, vegetable shortening (palm oil, soybean oil, canola oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), soybean oil, peanut butter (peanuts, peanut oil, sugar, salt, corn starch), chocolate candy pieces (sugar, peanuts, hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel oil, soybean oil], corn syrup, dextrose, palm kernel oil, artificial color, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake, corn starch, salt, confectioner's glaze, soy lecithin, modified starch, carnauba wax, vanillin [artificial flavor], milk), cocoa (processed with alkali). contains 2% or less of each of the following: semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, vanillin [artificial flavor]), heavy whipping cream (cream [milk], carrageenan gum, mono - and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, dextrose), nonfat dry milk, high fructose corn syrup, soy lecithin, modified starch (corn), salt, sodium bicarbonate, caramel color, dried egg whites, wheat starch, sodium aluminium phosphate, mono - and diglycerides, emulsifier (propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid [preservative]), corn starch, sodium acid pyrophosphate, natural and artificial flavor, artificial color, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn syrup, guar gum, monocalcium phosphate, xanthan gum, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate (preservative), soy flour.
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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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