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Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake

by Sapphire Bakery Company Llc

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810893027073 · Sapphire Bakery Company Llc · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810893027073 · Serving size 2 ONZ (57 g)

The verdict

Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake by Sapphire Bakery Company Llc scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 52 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

93027073 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Maple & Brown · ±0 BOOK-OFF …027073 · July 2026

13 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 93027073 · 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: Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal · Nearest score peer is Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal 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.

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. Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sapphire Bakery, Capitol …95/1002. Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Maple & Brown Sugar Insta…95/1003. Village Farm, Instant Oatmeal, Pumpkin Spice: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Village Farm, Instant Oat…95/1004. Classic European Pastry, Raspberry: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Classic European Pastry, …95/1005. Chocolate Chip: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Chip95/100
High-band neighbours for Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake (95/100) outside Sapphire Bakery Company Llc.
Chart values as text

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

Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake
95/100
Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal
95/100
Village Farm, Instant Oatmeal, Pumpkin Spice
95/100
Classic European Pastry, Raspberry
95/100
Chocolate Chip
95/100

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. Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake scores 8.9 points above that category average (95/100 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

Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 52 (96th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B1
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Vitamin B2
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Vegetable Shortening
13
Palm Oil And Soybean Oil With Propylene Glycol Monoesters
14
Mono - And Diglycerides
15
Soybean Lecithin
16
Dry Whole Eggs
17
Soy Flour
18
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Corn Syrup Solids
20
Algin
21
Sweet Whey
22
Milk
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Baking Powder
25
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
26
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
27
Corn Starch
28
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
29
Mono Calcium Phosphate
30
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
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
32
Natural And Artificial Flavors
33
Dry Nonfat Milk
34
Dry Egg Whites
35
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
36
Spice
37
Yellow Corn Flour
38
Paprika
39
Extracts Of Annatto And Turmeric
40
Fd&c Yellow #5 Fd&c Yellow #6
41
Baking Soda
42
If Lemon
43
Organic Cocoa
44
Partially Processed With Alkali
45
If Brown Sugar And Cinnamon
46
Cinnamon
47
If Pumpkin
48
Pumpkin Puree
49
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
50
Organic Ginger
51
Nutmeg
52
Clove

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (palm oil and soybean oil with propylene glycol monoesters, mono - and diglycerides, and soybean lecithin), dry whole eggs, soy flour, wheat gluten, corn syrup solids, algin, sweet whey (milk), salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, calcium sulfate, mono calcium phosphate), potassium sorbate, cornstarch, natural and artificial flavors, dry nonfat milk, dry egg whites, xanthan gum, spice (yellow corn flour, mono - and diglycerides, paprika, natural and artificial flavors), extracts of annatto and turmeric, fd&c yellow #5 fd&c yellow #6, corn starch, baking soda, **** if lemon, contains natural lemon flavor: **** if marble, contains cocoa (partially processed with alkali), **** if brown sugar and cinnamon, contains cinnamon, **** if pumpkin contains pumpkin puree, caramel color, ginger, nutmeg, clove.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake

Neighbours outside Sapphire Bakery Company Llc with screening scores in the same high band as Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sapphire Bakery Company Llc; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Sapphire Bakery, Capitol Premium Golden Pound Cake's 1 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 0810893027073: 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.