2 Layer Italian Cream Cake
Processing Score
24.1Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 60 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
851823004085
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
440
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g
28%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 45mg
15%
Sodium 320mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate 57g
21%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 42g
Protein 4g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 0mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
38 listed · 14 flagged for reviewFROSTING: SUGAR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK & CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, ALGINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), VEGETABLE OIL (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOY & COTTONSEED), DEXTROSE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, CORN STARCH, SOY OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), BENZOIC ACID, POLYSORBATE 60, LACTIC ACID, PROPYL GALLATE, PECANS CAKE: SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, SKIM MILK, EGGS, PECANS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, THE FOLLOWING: COCONUT, WHEY (MILK DERIVATIVE), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATS & FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS), SODIUM CASEINATE, HONEY, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CORN SYRUP, SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM STEARATE, YELLOW 5 LAKE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 2 Layer Italian Cream Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors (Contains Milk Ingredients)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group 2 Layer Italian Cream Cake's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Sodium Caseinate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Salt Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fats & Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Frosting: Sugar, Dextrose, Pecans Cake: Sugar, Honey.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Soy & Cottonseed), Soy Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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