Mini decadent cakes
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Mini decadent cakes 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 5 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
Mini decadent cakes 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 5 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, Mini decadent cakes 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | 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
White cake mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dry egg whites, soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), dry egg yolk, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, food tarch-modified, dextrose, mono & diglycerides, salt, nonfat dry milk, sorbitan monostearate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin, cellulose gum, olysorbate 60, xanthan gum), sponge cake [sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine ononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg yolks, nonfat milk, egg whites, contains less than 2% of the following: leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), aluminum sulfate), maltodextrin, salt, monoglycerides, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fats and fatty acids, sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan gum, datem, artificial color (yellow 5 lake)], powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), sugar, palm oil, chopped cherry filling [cherries, corn syrup, sugar, modified food starch, dextrose. contains 2% or less of the following: natural flavor, citric acid, salt, tapioca dextrin, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate), algin, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, rrageenan, locust bean gum, red 40, propylene glycol, tragacanth gum, soybean oil, sodium acid sulfate], fully refined soybean oil, corn syrup, food starch [modified tapioca, dextrose, salt, and 2 % or less of each of the following: titanium dioxide (color) carrageenan, glucono delta lactone, preservative (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) artificial flavor, corn starch, silicon dioxide (flow aid) yellow 5, yellow 6], coconut, butter [cream, natural flavoring], chocolate fudge base [cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil, vegetable shortening (palm oil with soy lecithin), corn syrup, sorbitol. contains 2% or less of the following: soy lecithin, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavors], vanilla whip (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, dextrose, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: sodium casinate (a milk derivative) to preserve the freshness (sodium benzoate, potassium, sorbate), carbohydrate gum, polysorbate 60, artificial flavor, salt, soy protein isolate, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum), natural and artificial flavors, topping base (hydrogenated palm kernal oil, sugar, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: polysorbate 60, carbohydrate gum, artificial flavor, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monosterarate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, colored with annatto), salt, artificial color (red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6).
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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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