Tastykake Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Birthday Kake Cupkakes

Birthday Kake Cupkakes: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Birthday Kake Cupkakes by Tastykake has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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Product Insight: Birthday Kake Cupkakes

Birthday Kake Cupkakes by Tastykake is tracked in PlainIngredients with 7 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.7 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is E. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 4 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 7 tracked ingredients
7
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
4
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRTAE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, AND HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL), WATER, EGG WHITES, COLOR BITS (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, WHEAT STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LIQUID SUCROSE, CORN SYRUP, COCOA, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), M ONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTER (MADE FROM MILK), SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS MILK), ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, WHEY (MILK), XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, SPICES, MONOGLYCERIDES, AGAR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 80, CARAMEL COLOR, LACTIC ACID, PRESERVED WITH SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID

Product Details

Barcode
0025600086452
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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