Lemon mixed berry cake, lemon mixed berry
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Lemon mixed berry cake, lemon mixed berry receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
Lemon mixed berry cake, lemon mixed berry carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Lemon mixed berry cake, lemon mixed berry 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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 base (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], food starch - modified, soybean oil, whey [milk], leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda], salt, vital wheat gluten, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, dextrose, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, water, citric acid, tocopherols [preservative], ascorbic acid [dough conditioner], egg, soy flour), water, heavy cream (cream [milk], carrageenan, mono - and diglycerides), soybean oil, cream cheese (pasteurized milk, pasteurized cream [milk], salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture), confectioners sugar (sugar, corn starch), enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg product (eggs, citric acid [preservative]), greek yogurt (cultured pasteurized grade a nonfat milk), cranberries, blueberries, lemon spread (water, sugar, corn starch modified, butter [cream {milk}, salt], lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor, citric acid, pectin, annatto [color], turmeric extract [color]), sugar, lemon puree, lemon compound (lemon, sugar, natural flavor, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid), natural and artificial flavors (contains sugar), non-fat dry milk, dark brown sugar, whey protein concentrate (milk), butter (pasteurized cream [milk], natural flavors), food starch - modified, topping sugar (dextrose, wheat starch, palm oil, silicon dioxide [anti-caking agent], natural flavor), corn starch modified, spice, salt, soy lecithin.
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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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