Neapolitan cake
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Neapolitan cake receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
Neapolitan cake carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 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, Neapolitan 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 70/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Heavy cream (cream, milk solids, cellulose gel, carrageenan, cellulose gum), sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, water, cream cheese (cream, milk, nonfat milk, salt, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, bacterial culture), canola oil, margarine (modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, canola oil, water, salt, whey, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, beta-carotene [for color], cholecalciferol), yolk mixture (egg yolk, sugar), sweetened strawberries (strawberries, sugar), mascarpone cream cheese (cream, butter, whey, whey protein concentrate, carob bean gum, citric acid), cultured buttermilk (milk, salt, bacterial culture), sour cream (milk, cream, nonfat milk, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme), glucose, cocoa processed with alkali, modified corn starch, white chocolatey coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), egg whites, molasses, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, modified corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), strawberry juice concentrate, modified tapioca starch, natural flavor, salt, carrageenan, vanilla bean paste (sugar, water, vanilla extract, vanilla bean, tragacanth gum), corn starch, cream of tartar, chocolatey coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), cellulose gum, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), strawberry flavor (propylene glycol, water, natural flavor), tetrasodium diphosphate, sodium alginate, fd&c red 40.
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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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