7" Cake
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
30 listed · 15 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), CAKE BASE (SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVAENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE], VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, EGG, SOY FLOUR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, CORN SYRUP, PALM AND HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, EGGS, THE FOLLOWING: RED COLOR (WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, FD&C RED 40 LAKE, FD&C RED 40, FD&C YELLOW 5, XANTHAN GUM, FD&C RED 3), FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, COCOA POWDER, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GLYCERYL LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, BUTTER EMULSION (ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, WATER, VEGETABLE GUM), POLYSORBATE60, POTASSIUM SORBATE & SODIUM BENZOATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, SALT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CARRAGEENAN, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, CORN STARCH, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, ANNATTO COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CARAMEL COLOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 7" Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Palm And Hydrogenated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
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 7" 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.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Powder.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate60.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Carrageenan.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cake Base (Sugar, Enriched Bleached Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Whey, Propylene Glycol Monoesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Leavaening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Egg, Soy Flour), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: The Following: Red Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Fd&C Red 40 Lake, Fd&C Red 40, Fd&C Yellow 5, Xanthan Gum, Fd&C Red 3), Titanium Dioxide, Annatto Color, Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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