Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon
Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon by Food Lion has 11 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Snacks / Sweet snacks / Biscuits and cakes / Cakes
How This Score Is Built
Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 11 of its 11 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Food Starch-Modified, Water, Corn Syrup Solids, Whey, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Powdered Cellulose, Distilled Monoglycerides, Salt, Emulsifier Blend (Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids, Monodiglycerides And Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Guar Gum, Soy Flour, Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Canola Oil), Citric Acid, Rice/Tapioca Starch (Color), Agar-Agar, Locust Bean Gum, Mono - And Diglycerides, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Soy Lecithin, Papaya, Corn Syrup, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Lemon Puree, Citric Acid, Turmeric Oleoresin (Color), Pectin, Tara Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Wheat Flour, Cellulose Gum, Beta Carotene Color, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Yellow 5 And 6.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.5/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 11.
Product Details
- Brand
- Food Lion
- Barcode
- 0035826111524
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Lemon Creme Cake, Lemon's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.