Lofthouse, cake bites cake

by Lofthouse, Lofthouse Foods

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 13 flagged ingredients

Lofthouse, cake bites cake by Lofthouse, Lofthouse Foods 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 13 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.

Barcode
0708971926854
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 COOKIES (28 g)

What the Data Says About

Lofthouse, cake bites cake by Lofthouse, Lofthouse Foods 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 13 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, Lofthouse, cake bites 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 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

Composite safety metrics for Lofthouse, cake bites cake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 13 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

1
White Coating
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
4
Nonfat Dry Milk
5
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
6
Color
7
Soy Lecithin
8
Emulsifier
9
Vanilla Extract
10
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
11
Flour
12
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Reduced Iron
14
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
17
Apples
18
Soybean Oil
19
Eggs
20
Or Less Of: Food Starch-modified
21
Rice Flour
22
Vegetable Oil
23
Palm Kernel Oil
24
Palm Oil
25
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
26
Cottonseed
27
Corn Starch
28
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
29
Natural & Artificial Flavors
30
Mono - And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid
31
Preservatives
32
Confectioner's Glaze
33
Lac Resin
34
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Leavening
36
Baking Soda
37
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
38
Monocalcium Phosphate
39
Carnauba Wax
40
Colors
41
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
42
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
43
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
44
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
45
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
46
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
47
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
50
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
53
Preservative
54
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Gum Arabic
56
Cellulose Gum
57
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
58
Gum Tragacanth

Full Ingredient List

White coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, nonfat dry milk, titanium dioxide [color], soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanilla extract), enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), apples, sugar, soybean oil, eggs, contains 2% or less of: food starch-modified, rice flour, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil and/or palm oil and/or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and/or soybean oil]), corn starch, dextrin, natural & artificial flavors, mono - and diglycerides with bht and citric acid (preservatives), soy lecithin (emulsifier), confectioner's glaze (lac resin), salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), carnauba wax, colors (blue 1, blue 1 lake, blue 2, blue 2 lake, red 3, red 40, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6, yellow 6 lake, titanium dioxide [color]), sodium propionate (preservative), whey, gum arabic, cellulose gum, carrageenan, gum tragacanth.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial