Cadbury Flake Cake

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Cadbury Flake Cake 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
5060113070807
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
Per 1/12th cake (80g)

What the Data Says About

Cadbury Flake Cake 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, Cadbury Flake 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 Cadbury Flake 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
Chocolate Flavour Creme
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Vegetable Margarine
4
Vegetable Oils
5
Palm
6
Rapeseed
7
Water
8
Emulsifier
9
E300
10
Glucose Syrup
11
Fat Reduced Cocoa
12
Icing Sugar
13
Modified Maize Starch
14
Egg White
15
Flavourings
16
Contain Barley
17
Emulsifiers
18
E300
19
Chocolate Flavoured Syrup
20
Preservative
21
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
22
Wheat Flour
23
With Added Calcium
24
Iron
25
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Thiamin
27
Milk Chocolate
28
Cocoa Mass
29
Cocoa Butter
30
Dried Skimmed Milk
31
Milk Fat
32
Vegetable Fats
33
Shea
34
Sal
35
Mango In Varying Proportions
36
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
37
From Milk
38
Soya Lecithin
39
Milk Chocolate Flake Pieces
40
Milk
41
E300
42
Flavouring
43
Humectant
44
Glycerol
45
Marbled Dark And White Chocolate Curls
46
Whole Milk
47
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
48
Butteroil
49
White Chocolate Curls
50
Soya Flour
51
Whole Egg
52
Raising Agents
53
E300
54
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
55
E300
56
Milk Protein

Full Ingredient List

Chocolate Flavour Creme (25%) [Sugar, Vegetable Margarine (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Water, Emulsifier (E471)), Glucose Syrup, Water, Fat Reduced Cocoa, Icing Sugar, Maize Starch, Dried Egg White, Flavourings (contain Barley), Emulsifiers (E475, E471)], Chocolate Flavoured Syrup (15%) [Sugar, Water, Fat Reduced Cocoa, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)], Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Milk Chocolate (12%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Milk Fat, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea, Sal, Mango in varying proportions), Dried Whey (from Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)], Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Milk Chocolate Flake Pieces (4%) [Milk, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Emulsifier (E442), Flavouring], Humectant (Glycerol), Water, Marbled Dark and White Chocolate Curls (1.5%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk, Dried Whey (from Milk), Lactose (Milk), Butteroil (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring], White Chocolate Curls (1.5%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Dried Whey (from Milk), Lactose (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring], Soya Flour, Fat Reduced Cocoa, Dried Whole Egg, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Dried Whey (from Milk), Dried Egg White, Raising Agents (E450, Sodium Bicarbonate), Emulsifiers (E471, E475, E470a), Milk Protein

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