Safe

Greek Yogurt Cakes

by Hostess

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0888109110185 · Hostess · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0888109110185 · Serving size 1 CAKE (40 g)

The verdict

Greek Yogurt Cakes by Hostess scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 61-component record, beginning with Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Flour. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 61 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

09110185 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Greek Yogurt Cakes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate Cake with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …110185 · July 2026

20 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 09110185 · 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: Chocolate Cake with creamy filling · Nearest score peer is Chocolate Cake with creamy filling at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Greek Yogurt Cakes: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Greek Yogurt Cakes100/1002. Chocolate Cake with creamy filling: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate Cake with cream…100/1003. Coffee cake: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Coffee cake100/1004. Twinkies mint chocolate cake with mint creamy filling: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Twinkies mint chocolate c…100/1005. Chocolate Cake Layers With Creamy Filling: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Cake Layers Wit…100/100
High-band neighbours for Greek Yogurt Cakes (100/100) outside Hostess.
Chart values as text

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

Greek Yogurt Cakes
100/100
Chocolate Cake with creamy filling
100/100
Coffee cake
100/100
Twinkies mint chocolate cake with mint creamy filling
100/100
Chocolate Cake Layers With Creamy Filling
100/100

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. Greek Yogurt Cakes scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Greek Yogurt Cakes lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 61 (99th 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

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Flour
4
Reduced Iron
5
B" Vitamins
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
B1
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
B2
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Water
13
Soybean Oil
14
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
15
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
16
Brown Sugar
17
Molasses
18
Corn Starch
19
Butter
20
Cream
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Corn Starch
23
Glycerine
24
Honey
25
Greek Yogurt Powder
26
Nonfat Dry Milk
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Soy Lecithin
29
Egg Yolks
30
Palm Oil
31
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
32
Mono And Diglycerides
33
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
34
Beta Carotene
35
Color
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Apple Juice Concentrate
38
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
39
Baking Soda
40
Monocalcium Phosphate
41
Egg Whites
42
Soy Flour
43
Sweet Dairy Whey
44
Calcium And Sodium Caseinate
45
Soy Protein Isolate
46
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
47
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
48
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable
49
Animal Shortening
50
Soybean
51
Cottonseed
52
Canola Oil
53
Beef Fat
54
Cinnamon
55
Natural And Artificial Flavor
56
Carmel Color
57
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
58
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
59
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
60
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
61
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour [flour, reduced iron, "b" vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate (b1), riboflavin (b2), folic acid)], water, soybean oil, corn syrup, polydextrose, brown sugar (sugar, molasses), corn starch, butter (cream, salt), contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, glycerine, honey, greek yogurt powder (nonfat dry milk, lactic acid), soy lecithin, egg yolks, palm oil, soybean oil, salt, whey, mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate (to retain freshness), beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate, apple juice concentrate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, egg whites, soy flour, sweet dairy whey, calcium and sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate, sorbitan monostearate, propylene glycol, partially hydrogenated vegetable and/or animal shortening (soybean, cottonseed, and/or canola oil, beef fat), cinnamon, natural and artificial flavor (carmel color, butter), citric acid, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), dextrose, calcium sulfate, and fumaric acid.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Greek Yogurt Cakes

Neighbours outside Hostess with screening scores in the same high band as Greek Yogurt Cakes (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hostess; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Greek Yogurt Cakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 61-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Greek Yogurt Cakes's 0 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 0888109110185: 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.