Fondant cake
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Fondant 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
Fondant 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, Fondant 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
Cake batter: (white cake mix [sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] palm oil (with propylene glycol mono diesters of fats and fatty acids mono and diglycerides and soya lecithin), dried egg whites, food starch - modified leavening (sodium bicarbonate sodium aluminum phosphate mono phosphate monohydrate), contains 2% or less of the following: non fat dry milk powder, dextrose, salt, dried egg yolks, sorbitan monostearate (with tocopherols added at 100 ppm), sodium stearoyl, lactylate polysorbate 60 (with tocopherols added at 100 ppm), artificial flavor, xanthan gum, guar gum, cellulose soy flour], canola oil, modified food starch, sodium propionate), fondant: (sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, gum tragacanth (stabilizer), natural and artificial flavors, cellulose gum (thickener), modified corn starch, potassium sorbate (preservative), glycerine, acetic acid (preservative), color(s)* (*) may contain one or more of the following colors: titanium dioxide, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6, fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40, fd&c blue#1, caramel coloring), vanilla frosting: (confectioners sugar, all purpose palm shortening, palm oil mono-and diglycerides polysorbate 60, vanilla extract, salt), chocolate filling: (confectioners sugar, palm shortening (palm oil, mono-and diglycerides polysorbate 60), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), vanilla extract), pan grease: (all purpose palm shortening, canola oil, bleached wheat flour [malted barley flour niacin iron thiamin mononitrate riboflavin folic acid].
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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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