Rainbow blast cake

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 7 flagged ingredients

Rainbow blast cake 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
0715432001210
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 CAKE (85 g)

What the Data Says About

Rainbow blast cake 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
Enriched Bleached Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Vegetable Shortening
11
Palm Oil
12
Canola Oil
13
Soybean Oil
14
Mono And Diglycerides
15
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
16
Propylene Glycol Monoesters
17
Soy Lecithin
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
Nonfat Milk
25
Corn Starch
26
White Syrup
27
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
28
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Natural And Artificial Flavor
30
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
32
Preservative
33
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Sprinkles
35
Rice Flour
36
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
37
Cottonseed And Soybean
38
Gum Arabic
39
Cellulose Gum
40
Confectioner's Glaze
41
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
42
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
44
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
45
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
46
Artificial Flavor
47
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
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
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
52
Artificial Color
53
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Glycerine
55
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Modified Food Starch
57
Carrageenan Gum
58
Agar
59
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
60
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
61
Salt Xanthan Gum
62
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
63
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
64
Aluminum Sulfate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
65
Natural And Artificial Flavors
66
Emulsifier
67
Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids
68
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
69
Guar Gum
70
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
71
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
72
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
73
Monocalcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

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

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