The Original Lemon Loaf Cake
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
The Original Lemon Loaf Cake by Coffee House Cafe receives a safety score of 15/100 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
The Original Lemon Loaf Cake by Coffee House Cafe carries a composite safety score of 15/100, 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, The Original Lemon Loaf 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 | 15/100 | 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 mix (sugar, enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, niacin, iron thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, corn starch-modified, whey, propylene glycol monoesters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate], vital wheat gluten, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, egg, soy flour), egg, lemon filling (water, sugar, dextrose, food starch-modified, palm oil, contains 2% or less of the following: sodium citrate, lemon puree, citric acid, salt, natural and artificial flavor, sorbic acid, agar agar, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 6), water, sugar, vegetable shortening (palm and canola oil), natural flavor (water, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium citrate, polysorbate 80, sodium benzoate), palm and palm kernel oil, potassium sorbate preservative, milk, whey powder, cultured buttermilk, lactose, sodium benzoate preservative, soya lecithin (an emulsifier), artificial color (water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerine, yellow 5, sugar, food starch-modified, yellow 6, carrageenan, potassium sorbate preservative, sodium benzoate preservative, citric acid, xanthan gum), methyl paraben preservative, propyl paraben preservative, natural flavor, soy lecithin.
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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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