Tuxedo cake pastel elegancia

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Tuxedo cake pastel elegancia receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0770118900041
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.1 OF CAKE (77 g)

What the Data Says About

Tuxedo cake pastel elegancia carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Tuxedo cake pastel elegancia 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 Tuxedo cake pastel elegancia
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Heavy Cream
2
Cream
3
Milk Solids
4
Cellulose Gel
5
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
6
Cellulose Gum
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Eggs
9
Semi-sweet Chocolate
10
Chocolate Liquor
11
Cocoa Butter
12
Soy Lecithin
13
Natural Flavor
14
Enriched Wheat Flour
15
Wheat Flour
16
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Iron
18
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
21
Water
22
Dried Cream Cheese
23
Milk
24
Nonfat Milk
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Guar Gum
27
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
28
Caroub Bean Gum
29
Bacterial Culture
30
Canola Oil
31
White Chocolate
32
Icing Sugar
33
Corn Starch
34
White Chocolatey Coating
35
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
36
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
37
Sour Cream
38
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
39
Chymosin Preparation
40
Nonfat Dry Milk
41
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
42
Glucose
43
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Refiner's Syrup
45
Corn Starch
46
Cocoa Powder
47
Margarine
48
Palm Oil
49
Palm Kernel Oil
50
Vegetable Monoglycerides
51
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
52
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Colored With Beta-carotene
54
Vitamin D3
55
Baking Powder
56
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
57
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
58
Monocalcium Phosphate
59
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
60
Blackstrap Molasses
61
Fancy Molasses
62
Alginate Blend
63
Tetrasodium Diphosphate
64
Sodium Alginate
65
Egg Whites

Full Ingredient List

Heavy cream (cream, milk solids, cellulose gel, carrageenan, cellulose gum), sugar, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cream cheese (cream, milk, nonfat milk, salt, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, caroub bean gum, bacterial culture), canola oil, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), icing sugar (sugar, corn starch), white chocolatey coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), sour cream (milk, cream, nonfat milk, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, caroub bean gum, xanthan gum, bacterial culture, chymosin preparation), nonfat dry milk, corn syrup (glucose, fructose, water, refiner's syrup, salt), modified corn starch, cocoa powder, margarine (modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, canola oil, water, salt, whey, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, colored with beta-carotene, vitamin d3), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, modified corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), glucose, blackstrap molasses, fancy molasses, salt, sodium bicarbonate, alginate blend (tetrasodium diphosphate, sodium alginate), egg whites, natural flavor.

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