Safe

Prebaked carrot cake

by Heartland Gourmet Llc

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0737697010530 · Heartland Gourmet Llc · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0737697010530 · Serving size 1 SLICE (58 g)

The verdict

Prebaked carrot cake by Heartland Gourmet Llc scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Gluten Free Flour Mix, Rice Flour, Brown Rice Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 36 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

97010530 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Prebaked carrot cake label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-RARE Tapioca Starch PHOTO-FINISH Heartland Gourmet, Corn · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010530 · July 2026

8 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Tapioca Starch). Source sheet 97010530 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Heartland Gourmet, Corn Bread, Gluten-Free · Nearest score peer is Heartland Gourmet, Corn Bread, Gluten-Free at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Prebaked carrot cake: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Prebaked carrot cake100/1002. Heartland Gourmet, Corn Bread, Gluten-Free: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Heartland Gourmet, Corn B…100/1003. Gluten Free Prebaked Brownies: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gluten Free Prebaked Brow…100/1004. Buff Bake, Protein Cookie, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Buff Bake, Protein Cookie…100/1005. Buff Bahe, Protein Cookie, White Chocolate Peanut Butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Buff Bahe, Protein Cookie…100/100
High-band neighbours for Prebaked carrot cake (100/100) outside Heartland Gourmet Llc.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Prebaked carrot cake
100/100
Heartland Gourmet, Corn Bread, Gluten-Free
100/100
Gluten Free Prebaked Brownies
100/100
Buff Bake, Protein Cookie, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter
100/100
Buff Bahe, Protein Cookie, White Chocolate Peanut Butter
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Prebaked carrot cake scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Prebaked carrot cake lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Gluten Free Flour Mix
2
Rice Flour
3
Brown Rice Flour
4
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Corn Starch
7
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
8
Liquid Eggs
9
Whole Eggs
10
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
11
Brown Sugar
12
Canola Oil
13
Citric Acid Added To Help Preserve Freshness
14
Granulated Sugar
15
Water
16
Raisins
17
Carrots
18
Organic Invert Syrup
19
Organic Ground Cinnamon
20
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
21
Corn Syrup Solids
22
Non Gmo Baking Powder
23
Monocalcium Phosphate
24
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
25
And Food Grade Cornstarch From Non-genetically Modified Corn
26
Baking Soda
27
Tricalcium Phosphate
28
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Natural Non Dairy Non Fat Dry Milk Flavoring
30
Modified Food Starch
31
Derived From Corn
32
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
33
Medium Chain Triglycerides
34
Natural Flavors
35
Cocoa Powder
36
10/12% Fat

Full Ingredient List

Gluten free flour mix (rice flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, corn starch, xanthan gum), liquid eggs (whole eggs, citric acid, 0.15% water added as carrier for citric acid. citric acid added to preserve color), brown sugar, canola oil (canola oil, citric acid added to help preserve freshness), granulated sugar, water, raisins, dried carrots, invert syrup, ground cinnamon, maltodextrin (corn syrup solids), non gmo baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, and food grade cornstarch from non-genetically modified corn), baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, tricalcium phosphate), sea salt, xanthan gum, natural non dairy non fat dry milk flavoring (modified food starch [derived from corn], dextrose, medium chain triglycerides, natural flavors), cocoa powder (10/12% fat).

Categories

Snacks Desserts Sweet snacks Frozen foods Biscuits and cakes Frozen desserts Cakes

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Prebaked carrot cake

Neighbours outside Heartland Gourmet Llc with screening scores in the same high band as Prebaked carrot cake (100/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Heartland Gourmet Llc; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Prebaked carrot cake has a longer ingredient list than 87% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0737697010530: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.