Milk chocolate jumbo cake pop, milk chocolate

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Milk chocolate jumbo cake pop, milk chocolate receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0809354630013
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.5 ONZ (43 g)

What the Data Says About

Milk chocolate jumbo cake pop, milk chocolate carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 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, Milk chocolate jumbo cake pop, milk chocolate 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Milk chocolate jumbo cake pop, milk chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cake Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Enriched With Niacin
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
Soybean Oil
12
Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides
13
Distilled Propylene Glycol Ester
14
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Vitamin E
16
And Vitamin C Palmitate
17
As Antioxidant
18
Organic Cocoa
19
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Vegetable Shortening
20
Palm Oil
21
Mono And Diglycerides
22
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
23
Leavening
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
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
28
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
29
Food Starch-modified
30
Artificial Flavor
31
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Egg Whites
33
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
34
Milk
35
Soy Flour
36
Water
37
Whole Egg
38
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
39
Milk Chocolate Coating
40
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
41
Cocoa Powder
42
Whey Powder
43
Nonfat Milk Powder
44
Soy Lecithin And Vanilla
45
White Coating
46
Palm Kernel And Palm Oils
47
Nonfat Milk
48
Soy Lecithin
49
Natural Flavor
50
Vanilla
51
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
52
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
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
54
Vegetable Oil
55
Palm Kernel Oil
56
Decoration
57
Palm Kernel Oil
58
Gum Arabic
59
Confectioner's Glaze
60
Blue #1 Lake
61
Yellow #5 Lake
62
Yellow #5 Dye
63
Red #3
64
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
65
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
66
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
67
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, enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening [soybean oil, vegetable mono and diglycerides, distilled propylene glycol ester, tocopherols (vitamin e) and vitamin c palmitate (as antioxidant)], cocoa (processed with alkali). contains 2% or less of each of the following: vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, caramel color (contains sulfites), food starch-modified, artificial flavor, red 40, egg whites, whey (milk), soy flour), water, whole egg (whole egg, citric acid), milk chocolate coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, cocoa powder, whey powder, nonfat milk powder, soy lecithin and vanilla), white coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oils, whey powder, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, vanilla, titanium dioxide), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), vegetable shortening (hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel oil, soybean oil], soy lecithin), decoration (sugar, cornstarch, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, gum arabic, confectioner's glaze, blue #1 lake, yellow #5 lake, yellow #5 dye, red #3) corn syrup, invert sugar, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol.

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