Rainbow Blast Cake

by The Bakery

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 7 flagged ingredients

Rainbow Blast Cake by The Bakery 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 7 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
0715432001197
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.062 CAKE (80 g)

What the Data Says About

Rainbow Blast Cake by The Bakery 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 7 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, Rainbow Blast 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 Rainbow Blast Cake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 7 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Water
3
Vegetable Shortening
4
Palm Oil
5
Canola Oil
6
Soybean Oil
7
Mono And Diglycerides
8
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
9
Propylene Glycol Monoesters
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Enriched Bleached Flour
12
Wheat Flour
13
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
15
Thiamin Mononitrate
16
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
18
Eggs
19
Soy Oil
20
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Bleached Enriched Flour
21
Reduced Iron
22
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
24
Sprinkles
25
Rice Flour
26
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
27
Cottonseed And Soybean
28
Corn Starch
29
Gum Arabic
30
Cellulose Gum
31
Confectioner's Glaze
32
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
33
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
37
Artificial Flavor
38
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
39
White Syrup
40
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
41
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
44
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
Preservative
46
Nonfat Milk
47
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
Egg Whites
50
Food Starch-modified
51
Artificial Color
52
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
53
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
54
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
55
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
56
Natural And Artificial Flavors
57
Emulsifier
58
Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids
59
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
60
Guar Gum
61
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
62
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
63
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
64
Monocalcium Phosphate
65
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
66
Glycerine
67
Modified Food Starch
68
Carrageenan Gum
69
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
70
Preservatives
71
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
72
Agar
73
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, water, vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil and/or soybean oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol monoesters, soy lecithin), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soy oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following: bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), sprinkles (sugar, rice flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and soybean], corn starch, gum arabic, cellulose gum, confectioner's glaze, carrageenan, soy lecithin, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, red 3, artificial flavor, blue 1), corn starch, white syrup (corn syrup, water, fructose, natural and artificial flavor, salt, potassium sorbate [preservative]), nonfat milk, high fructose corn syrup, wheat starch, egg whites, salt, food starch-modified, artificial color, sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, natural and artificial flavors, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, sorbic acid (preservative), monocalcium phosphate, polysorbate 60, artificial color (blue 1, blue 2, red 3, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerine, sugar, modified food starch, carrageenan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], xanthan gum, citric acid, corn syrup, agar, salt, sorbitol).

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