Buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers mermaid cake with mermaid magic, buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers

10
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers mermaid cake with mermaid magic, buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers receives a safety score of 10/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
0831425001460
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.059 CAKE (80 g)

What the Data Says About

Buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers mermaid cake with mermaid magic, buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers carries a composite safety score of 10/100, 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 4 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, Buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers mermaid cake with mermaid magic, buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers 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 Buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers mermaid cake with mermaid magic, buttercreme icing & vanilla cake layers
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 10/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
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
4
Cake Base
5
Bleached Wheat Flour
6
Egg Albumen
7
Modified Food Starch
8
Soybean Oil
9
Leavening
10
Baking Soda
11
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
12
Monocalcium Phosphate
13
Nonfat Dry Milk
14
Emulsifiers
15
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
16
Monostearate
17
Mono & Diglycerides
18
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Polyglycerol Esters
21
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
22
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
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Natural And Artificial Flavor
25
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
26
Guar Gum
27
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
28
Water
29
Vegetable Shortening
30
Soybean Oil
31
Mono And Diglycerides
32
Non-dairy Whipped Topping
33
Palm Kernel Oil
34
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
35
The Following: Sodium Caseinate
36
A Milk Derivative
37
To Preserve Freshness
38
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Carbohydrate Gum
41
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
42
Artificial Flavor
43
Soy Protein Isolate
44
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
45
Sodium Citrate
46
Disodium Phosphate
47
Colored Sugar
48
Confectioner's Glaze
49
Carnauba Wax
50
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
51
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
53
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Natural Milk Flavor
55
Buttermilk Solids
56
Milk Solids
57
Natural And Artificial Flavoring

Full Ingredient List

Powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), cake base (bleached wheat flour, egg albumen, modified food starch, soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), nonfat dry milk, emulsifiers (propylene glycol, monostearate, mono & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, polyglycerol esters ), dextrose, whey, salt, natural and artificial flavor, rice starch, guar gum, xanthan gum), water, vegetable shortening (soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, mono and diglycerides), non-dairy whipped topping (hydrogenated palm kernel oil, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), to preserve freshness (sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate), carbohydrate gum, polysorbate 60, artificial flavor, soy protein isolate, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, xanthan gum, colored sugar (confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, red 3, blue 2, blue 1, yellow 5), nonfat dry milk, natural milk flavor, buttermilk solids, milk solids, natural and artificial flavoring, red 3, blue 1, yellow 5.

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