Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells
Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells by Specialty Bakers has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells 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). 2 of its 2 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 Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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, water, bleached enriched flour (wheat, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, reduced iron, folic acid), eggs (yolks, whole), high fructose corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil, color {water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerine, sugar, fd&c red 40, red 3, yellow 5, modified food starch, carrageenan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), xanthan gum}, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, corn starch, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, sodium propionate (preservative), salt, soy lecithin, vinegar, emulsifiers (mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate), corn starch, enzymes.
Product Details
- Brand
- Specialty Bakers
- Barcode
- 0012900043193
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells above or below average on ingredient safety?
Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells's 4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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