Better Bites, Chocolate Enrobed Cake Ball, Very Strawberry

by Keltech Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Better Bites, Chocolate Enrobed Cake Ball, Very Strawberry by Keltech Inc. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0700729531013
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.4 ONZ (39 g)

What the Data Says About

Better Bites, Chocolate Enrobed Cake Ball, Very Strawberry by Keltech Inc. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Better Bites, Chocolate Enrobed Cake Ball, Very Strawberry 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

Composite safety metrics for Better Bites, Chocolate Enrobed Cake Ball, Very Strawberry
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Cane Sugar
2
White Rice Flour
3
Rice Milk
4
Filtered Water
5
Brown Rice
6
Oil
7
Expeller Pressed Canola
8
Safflower
9
Organic Sunflower
10
Tricalcium Phosphate
11
Vanilla Flavor With Other Natural Flavors
12
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Vitamin D2
15
Vitamin B12
16
Vegan Butter
17
Oil Blend
18
Palm Fruit
19
Canola
20
And Olive Oils
21
Water
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Natural Flavor
24
Sunflower Lecithin
25
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
26
Non-dairy
27
Annatto Extract
28
Color
29
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Tapioca Flour
31
Egg Replacer
32
Leavening
33
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
34
Non-dairy Calcium Carbonate
35
Cream Of Tartar
36
Cellulose Gum
37
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
38
Baking Powder
39
Monocalcium Phosphate
40
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
41
Distilled White Vinegar
42
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
43
Natural Chocolate
44
Evaporated Cane Juice
45
Chocolate Liquor
46
Non-alcoholic
47
Non-dairy Cocoa Butter
48
Pgpr
49
Non-gmo Emulsifier
50
Sugar Colored With Natural Red Dye
51
Plant Extractive

Full Ingredient List

Organic cane sugar, white rice flour, rice milk (filtered water, brown rice, oil (expeller pressed canola, safflower, and/or sunflower), tricalcium phosphate, natural vanilla flavor with other natural flavors, sea salt, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, vitamin b12), vegan butter (oil blend (palm fruit, canola, and olive oils), water, salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid (non-dairy), annatto extract (color)), potato starch, water, tapioca flour, egg replacer (potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening (calcium lactate (non-dairy calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, modified cellulose), baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, potato starch, potassium bicarbonate), natural flavor, distilled white vinegar, xanthan gum, salt, chocolate (evaporated cane juice, natural chocolate liquor (non-alcoholic), non-dairy cocoa butter), pgpr (non-gmo emulsifier), sugar colored with natural red dye (plant extractive).

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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