Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Smith's, cake, chocolate peppermint

Smith's, cake, chocolate peppermint: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Smith's, cake, chocolate peppermint has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 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 0.62 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: Smith's, cake, chocolate peppermint

Smith's, cake, chocolate peppermint is tracked in PlainIngredients with 10 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5, a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. 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 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
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

Cake-sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, eggs, egg whites, cocoa processed with alkali, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of nonfat milk, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, xanthan, vital wheat gluten, emulsifiers (sorbitan monostearte, mono - & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin), dextrose, natural and artificial flavors, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake, yellow 5 lake. white icing - sugar, vegetable shortening (interesterified soybean oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, mono-and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, water, contains less than 2% of salt, citric acid, cornstarch, natural and artificial flavor, dextrose, titanium dioxide (for color), potassium sorbate (preservative). chocolate icing also contains-cocoa processed with alkali, caramel color, polysorbate 80. colored

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

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Product Details

Barcode
0011110653499
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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