Concern

Italian Cream Cake

by The Cheesecake Factory Bakery

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0785397010213 · The Cheesecake Factory Bakery · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0785397010213 · Serving size 1 SLICE (104 g)

The verdict

Italian Cream Cake by The Cheesecake Factory Bakery scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 81 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 81-component record, beginning with Cake Mix, Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 81 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

97010213 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Cream Cake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 81 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Creamery select premium · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010213 · July 2026

25 of 81 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 97010213 · 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: Creamery select premium ice cream, strawberry & homestyle vanilla, strawberry & homestyle vanilla · Nearest score peer is Creamery select premium ice cream, strawberry & homestyle vanilla, strawberry & homestyle vanilla at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Italian Cream Cake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Cream Cake65/1002. Creamery select premium ice cream, strawberry & homestyle vanilla, strawberry & homestyle vanilla: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Creamery select premium i…65/1003. Diet Soda, Root Beer: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Diet Soda, Root Beer65/1004. Diet soda: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet soda65/1005. Cocktail: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cocktail65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Italian Cream Cake (65/100 on 81 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Italian Cream Cake
65/100
Creamery select premium ice cream, strawberry & homestyle vanilla, strawberry & homestyle vanilla
65/100
Diet Soda, Root Beer
65/100
Diet soda
65/100
Cocktail
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Italian Cream Cake scores 27.9 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Italian Cream Cake lists 81 ingredients on its label

81 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 81 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

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 11,156 Desserts 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

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 81 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cake Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
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
Mono And Diglycerides
13
Polysorbate
14
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
15
Milk
16
Modified Food Starch
17
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
18
Baking Soda
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Natural & Artificial Flavor
21
Egg
22
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
23
Cream
24
Nonfat Milk
25
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
26
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
27
Eggs
28
Dried Cream Cheese
29
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
30
Stabilizers
31
Xanthan
32
Carob Bean
33
Guar Gums
34
Corn Oil
35
Fully Refined And Dewaxed Corn Oil
36
Non-dairy Whipped Topping
37
Water
38
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
39
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
40
Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
41
Carbohydrate Gum
42
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
43
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
44
Soy Lecithin
45
Artificial Flavor
46
Sodium Citrate
47
Disodium Phosphate
48
With Natural Flavor Colored With Beta Carotene
49
Mascarpone Cheese
50
Pasteurized Milk
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
Vanilla Crunch
53
Bleached Wheat Flour
54
Natural And Artificial Flavors
55
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Lemon Juice
58
Lemon Zest
59
Flour
60
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
61
Butter
62
Flavoring
63
Vanilla Crumb
64
Enriched Wheat Flour
65
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
66
Organic Vanilla Powder
67
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
68
Natural Flavor
69
Pork Gelatin
70
Lemon Compound
71
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
72
Lemon Juice Concentrate
73
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
74
Natural Lemon Flavor
75
Lemon Extract
76
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
77
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
78
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
79
Glucose
80
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
81
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Cake mix (sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable shortening [palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate], whey [milk], modified food starch, sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, salt, natural & artificial flavor [contains egg], xanthan gum), cream (nonfat milk, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 80), eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan, carob bean, and/or guar gums]), corn oil (fully refined and dewaxed corn oil), non-dairy whipped topping (water, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, carbohydrate gum, polysorbate 60, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, salt, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, xanthan gum, natural flavor colored with beta carotene), water, mascarpone cheese (pasteurized milk, cream, citric acid), vanilla crunch (bleached wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, salt, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda), sugar, powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), lemon juice, lemon zest, flour (enriched bleached wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), butter (cream, natural flavoring), vanilla crumb (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, palm oil, dextrose, whey, salt, natural & artificial flavor, baking soda), vanilla powder (dextrose, wheat starch, palm oil, natural flavor), pork gelatin, modified food starch, lemon compound (sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice concentrate, water, modified cornstarch, citric acid, lemon flavor, lemon extract, yellow 5, ascorbic acid), vanillin (glucose, water, ethyl alcohol, vanillin, propylene glycol).

Other products containing Fully Refined And Dewaxed Corn Oil

Fully Refined And Dewaxed Corn Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Cream Cake

Neighbours outside The Cheesecake Factory Bakery near Italian Cream Cake's mid-band score (65/100). The 1 same-brand link above stay within The Cheesecake Factory Bakery; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Cream Cake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 81-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Italian Cream Cake's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0785397010213: 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.