Dawn Food Products Inc. Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Dessert cake

Dessert cake: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Dessert cake by Dawn Food Products Inc. has 9 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 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

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

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Biscuits and cakes / Cakes

Product Insight: Dessert cake

Dessert cake by Dawn Food Products Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 9 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, 2 ingredients are currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 5 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 9 tracked ingredients
9
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
2 ingredients flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Sorbitan Monostearate (491)
Emulsifier · Caution
2
Sorbitan Tristearate (492)
Emulsifier · Caution
3
Caramel Color (E150a-d)
Color Additive · Mixed
3
Polysorbate 80 (E433)
Emulsifier · Mixed
4
Guar Gum (E412)
Thickener · Low Risk
4
Invert Sugar
Sweetener · Low Risk
5
Citric Acid (E330)
Acidity Regulator · Safe
5
Sodium Citrate (E331)
Acidity Regulator · Safe
5
Xanthan Gum (E415)
Thickener · Safe

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

Powdered sugar, sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, soybean oil, eggs, canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of: annatto (color), butter (pasteurized cream and salt), caramel color, cellulose gum, chocolate liquor, citric acid, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, cornstarch, dextrose, egg whites, food starch - modified, glycerin, glyceryl - lacto esters of fatty acids, guar gum, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), medium chain triglycerides, modified cellulose, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate and sodium propionate (preservatives), propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40, red lake 40, salt, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa

Product Details

Barcode
0029519238124
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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