Chocolate Spring Chick Cake Pop Kit

by In The Mix

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Chocolate Spring Chick Cake Pop Kit by In The Mix 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.

Barcode
0844527022486
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 CAKE POPS OR 1/7 OF PACKAGE (49 g)

What the Data Says About

Chocolate Spring Chick Cake Pop Kit by In The Mix 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, Chocolate Spring Chick Cake Pop Kit 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 Chocolate Spring Chick Cake Pop Kit
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Melting Wafers: Sugar
2
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
3
Whole Milk Solids
4
Reduced Mineral Whey Powder
5
Nonfat Dry Milk
6
Soya Lecithin
7
Emulsifier
8
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
And Artificial Flavor. Chocolate Cake Mix: Sugar
11
Enriched Cake Flour
12
Wheat Flour
13
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Reduced Iron
15
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
18
Organic Cocoa
19
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
Skim Milk Solids
24
Natural And Artificial Flavors
25
Baking Soda
26
Baking Powder
27
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
28
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
29
Corn Starch
30
Monocalcium Phosphate
31
. Black Icing Pen: Sugar
32
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
33
Water
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
Food Starch-modified
36
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
37
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Preservative
40
Artificial Flavor
41
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Citric Acid. Orange Vanilla Frosting Mix: Confectioner's Sugar
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Melting wafers: sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whole milk solids, reduced mineral whey powder, nonfat dry milk, soya lecithin (emulsifier), yellow 5 lake, salt, and artificial flavor. chocolate cake mix: sugar, enriched cake flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa (processed with alkali), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), skim milk solids, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate). black icing pen: sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, water, corn syrup, mono and diglycerides, food starch-modified, blue 1, red 40, potassium sorbate (preservative), polysorbate 60, artificial flavor, yellow 5, yellow 6, citric acid. orange vanilla frosting mix: confectioner's sugar (sugar, corn starch), natural and artificial flavors, yellow 5, red 40.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes Cooking helpers Dessert mixes Pastry helpers Baking Mixes Cake mixes

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