Avoid

The Original Lemon Loaf Cake

by Coffee House Cafe

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0883426019289 · Coffee House Cafe · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0883426019289 · Serving size 2.9 ONZ (81 g)

The verdict

The Original Lemon Loaf Cake by Coffee House Cafe scores 15/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Cake Mix, Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

15/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

15/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

15/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

26019289 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

The Original Lemon Loaf Cake label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 15/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Trident Bubble Gum · ±0 BOOK-OFF …019289 · July 2026

20 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 26019289 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Trident Bubble Gum · Nearest score peer is Trident Bubble Gum at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. The Original Lemon Loaf Cake: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. The Original Lemon Loaf C…15/1002. Trident Bubble Gum: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Trident Bubble Gum15/1003. Sugarfree gum: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sugarfree gum15/1004. PURE FRESH FRESH MINT: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. PURE FRESH FRESH MINT15/1005. Chewing Gum, Spearmint: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chewing Gum, Spearmint15/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for The Original Lemon Loaf Cake (15/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

The Original Lemon Loaf Cake
15/100
Trident Bubble Gum
15/100
Sugarfree gum
15/100
PURE FRESH FRESH MINT
15/100
Chewing Gum, Spearmint
15/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. The Original Lemon Loaf Cake scores 71.1 points below that category average (15/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

The Original Lemon Loaf Cake lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 15/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cake Mix
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Enriched Flour Bleached
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Soybean Oil
10
Corn Starch-modified
11
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
12
Propylene Glycol Monoesters Of Fatty Acids
13
Mono And Diglycerides
14
Leavening
15
Baking Soda
16
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
17
Vital Wheat Gluten
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
20
Guar Gum
21
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
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Egg
24
Soy Flour
25
Lemon Filling
26
Water
27
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
28
Food Starch-modified
29
Palm Oil
30
Sodium Citrate
31
Lemon Puree
32
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
33
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Agar Agar
35
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
37
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Vegetable Shortening
39
Palm And Canola Oil
40
Natural Flavor
41
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
42
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
43
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
44
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
45
Potassium Sorbate Preservative
46
Milk
47
Whey Powder
48
Cultured Buttermilk
49
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
50
Sodium Benzoate Preservative
51
Soya Lecithin
52
Emulsifier
53
Artificial Color
54
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
55
Glycerine
56
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
57
Methyl Paraben Preservative
58
Propyl Paraben Preservative
59
Soy Lecithin

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.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for The Original Lemon Loaf Cake

Neighbours outside Coffee House Cafe in the same lower screening band as The Original Lemon Loaf Cake (15/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Coffee House Cafe; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from The Original Lemon Loaf Cake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare The Original Lemon Loaf Cake's 5 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0883426019289: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.