8" Double Layer Italian Creme Cake
The processing score reflects 91 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
37 listed · 13 flagged for reviewSUGAR, EGGS, WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), SWEETENED COCONUT (SODIUM METABISULFITE, SUGAR, WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SALT), PECANS, CREAM CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OILS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS, POLYSORBATE 60), DEXTROSE, WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN, TAPIOCA), NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, CREAM CHEESE POWDER (CREAM CHEESE SOLIDS [CREAM, NONFAT MILK, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE], NATURAL FLAVOR), SOY LECITHIN, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, AND MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATES), SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CONFECTIONARY PIECE (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], LACTOSE, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], SORBITAN TRISTEARATE [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA), SODIUM BICARBONATE, ACIDIC SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE, VANILLA EXTRACT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (MILK), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, EMULSIFIER (NONFAT DRY MILK, DISTILLED PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN), POLYSORBATE 60, WHITE SYRUP (CORN SYRUP, WATER, FRUCTOSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE)), XANTHAN GUM, BENZOIC ACID, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), LACTIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 8" Double Layer Italian Creme Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch (Corn, Tapioca)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, White Syrup (Corn Syrup, Water, Fructose, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative))): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 8" Double Layer Italian Creme 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Emulsifier (Nonfat Dry Milk, Distilled Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Caseinate (Milk).
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Sweetened Coconut (Sodium Metabisulfite, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Salt), Dextrose, Maltodextrin, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Mono- And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats, Polysorbate 60).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, And Monocalcium Phosphates), Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acidic Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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