Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Kroger, cake, caramel apple

Kroger, cake, caramel apple: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Kroger, cake, caramel apple has 13 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: Kroger, cake, caramel apple

Kroger, cake, caramel apple is tracked in PlainIngredients with 13 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 9 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 13 tracked ingredients
13
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
2 ingredients 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

Cake - bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), sugar, soy oil, eggs, water, walnuts, high fructose corn syrup, egg whites, apples (with sodium sulfite as preservative), modified corn starch, spice, salt, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, molasses, propylene glycol esters, wheat gluten, corn syrup, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, artificial flavor, cellulose gum, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and benzoic acid (preservatives), whey (milk), soy lecithin, icing-powdered sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil, and/or soybean oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), liquid sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, caramel color, salt, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate and sorbic acid (preservatives), polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, natural and artificial flavor, cornstarch, dextrose, red 40, citric acid, white chocola

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Product Details

Barcode
0011110131713
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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