Tesco Finest White Chocolate And Strawberry Cake

by Tesco

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Tesco Finest White Chocolate And Strawberry Cake by Tesco receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
5052003272309
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/6th of a cake (68g)

What the Data Says About

Tesco Finest White Chocolate And Strawberry Cake by Tesco carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Tesco Finest White Chocolate And Strawberry 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Tesco Finest White Chocolate And Strawberry Cake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Wheat Flour
3
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Thiamin
7
Strawberry Jam
8
Rapeseed Oil
9
Butter
10
Milk
11
Pasteurised Egg
12
Finest Cook's White Chocolate
13
Humectant
14
Glycerol
15
Water
16
Pasteurised Egg White
17
Belgian White Chocolate Shavings
18
Cornflour
19
Raising Agents
20
Disodium Diphosphate
21
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
22
Strawberry Freeze-dried Pieces
23
Glucose Syrup
24
Preservative
25
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Emulsifiers
27
Mono - And Di-glycerides Of Fatty Acids
28
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
29
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
30
Flavouring. Strawberry Jam
31
Strawberry
32
Gelling Agent
33
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
34
Flavouring
35
Acidity Regulators
36
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
37
Sodium Citrate
38
Colour
39
Anthocyanins
40
. Finest Cook's White Chocolate
41
Whole Milk
42
Cocoa Butter
43
Emulsifier
44
Soya Lecithins
45
Vanilla Extract. Belgian White Chocolate Shavings Contain: Sugar
46
Dried Whole Milk. Whey Powder
47
Milk Sugar
48
Vanilla Extract. Allergy Advice For Allergens
49
Including Cereals Containing Gluten
50
See Ingredients In Bold. Also

Full Ingredient List

sugar, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), strawberry jam (10%), rapeseed oil, butter (milk), pasteurised egg, finest cook's white chocolate (5%), humectant (glycerol), water, pasteurised egg white, belgian white chocolate shavings, cornflour, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, potassium bicarbonate), strawberry freeze-dried pieces, glucose syrup, preservative (potassium sorbate), emulsifiers (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), salt, flavouring. strawberry jam contains: strawberry, sugar, gelling agent (pectin), flavouring, acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate), colour (anthocyanins). finest cook's white chocolate contains: sugar, dried whole milk, cocoa butter, emulsifier (soya lecithins), vanilla extract. belgian white chocolate shavings contain: sugar, cocoa butter, dried whole milk. whey powder (milk), milk sugar, emulsifier (soya lecithins), vanilla extract. allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. also, may contain peanuts and nuts. fa of ca of coes a a p *r r t v t m w

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