Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior

Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior by Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company has 3 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 1 of its ingredient carries 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: Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior

Tastykake, yellow layer cake, coconut junior by Tastykake, Tasty Baking Company is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 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, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 2 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 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Sorbitan Monostearate (491)
Emulsifier · Caution
4
Propylene Glycol (E1520)
Processing Aid · Low Risk
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

Sugar, vegetable shortening (soybean oil, palm oil and hydrogenated cottonseed oil), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), nonfat milk, eggs, coconut (with sodium metabisulfite to preserve whiteness), corn syrup, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of each of the following: dextrose, modified corn starch, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), mono - and diglycerides, salt, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, polysorbate 60, distilled monoglycerides, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate, calcium sulfate, spices, monoglycerides, propylene glycol, preserved with sodium propionate, sorbic acid and benzoic acid.

Product Details

Barcode
0025600000069
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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