8'' Single Layer Chocolate Cake
The processing score reflects 53 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 9 flagged for reviewSUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG WHITES, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, OREO COOKIE PIECES (SUGAR, ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM AND/OR CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OILS, COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), CHOCOLATE), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, EGGS, SKIM MILK, COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, THE FOLLOWING: LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, WHEY (A MILK DERIVATIVE), SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, CARBHYDRATE GUM, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 8'' Single Layer Chocolate Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Alkali Processed): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 8'' Single Layer Chocolate 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: Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Oreo Cookie Pieces (Sugar, Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), High Oleic Canola And/Or Palm And/Or Canola And/Or Soybean Oils, Cocoa Alkali Processed, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Leavening (Baking Soda And/Or Calcium Phosphate), Salt, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanillin (An Artificial Flavor), Chocolate).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: The Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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