Three layer moist chocolate cake
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Three layer moist chocolate cake receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 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
Three layer moist chocolate cake carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 5 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, Three layer moist chocolate 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | 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
Sugar, water, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), vegetable oil (palm oil, canola oil), corn syrup, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, mono - and diglycerides), soybean oil, palm oil, contains less than 2% of each of the following: dextrose, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, corn syrup solids, egg whites, cocoa, salt, corn starch, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), mono - and diglycerides, egg yolks with sodium silicoaluminate, modified tapioca starch, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, vegetable shortening (palm oil, fractionated palm oil, mono - & diglycerides, polysorbate 60), polysorbate 60, glycerin, sorbitan monostearate, natural and artificial flavors, sodium caseinate, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, sodium alginate, potassium sorbate preservative, food starch-modified, dicalcium phosphate, citric acid preservative, tricalcium phosphate, cultured butter (pasteurized cream, starter culture, lactic acid), tetrasodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, propylene glycol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, propyl paraben preservative, methyl paraben preservative, acetylated monoglycerides, calcium acetate, sodium benzoate preservative, yellow 6 lake, red 40, guar gum, sodium hexametaphosphate, cellulose gum, yellow 5 lake, blue 1, gum arabic, soy flour, caramel color, polyglycerol monostearate, silicon dioxide, turmeric color, tocopherols preservative, ethyl alcohol, beta-apo 8' carotenal color.
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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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