Kroger Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

White Cake Mix

White Cake Mix: 5/5 ingredient safety

White Cake Mix by Kroger has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

White Cake Mix 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). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is 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 White Cake Mix sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

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

SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, EMULSIFIERS [PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN], PRESERVATIVES [BHT, CITRIC ACID]), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, DEXTROSE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110857767
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Where does White Cake Mix rank on ingredient safety?

White Cake Mix scores 5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 85% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on White Cake Mix?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; White Cake Mix's 5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe 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.