8" White Osu Cake
The processing score reflects 63 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 8 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
36 listed · 19 flagged for reviewCAKE-SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, EGG WHITES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NONFAT MILK, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, EMULSIFIERS (SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN), DEXTROSE, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, WHITE ICING-SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING ( INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), CORN SYRUP, WATER. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, CITRIC ACID, CORNSTARCH, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE). COLORED ICING ALSO CONTAINS-SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, TBHQ [PRESERVATIVES]). CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, GUAR GUM, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40, RED 3, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, DEC-ON DECORATION-SUGAR, EGG WHITE SOLIDS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BLUE 2.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 8" White Osu Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative). Colored Icing Also Contains-Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Tbhq [Preservatives]). Contains Less Than 2% Of High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, +5 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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" White Osu 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: Artificial And Natural Flavors.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cake-Sugar, Dextrose, White Icing-Sugar, Dec-On Decoration-Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening ( Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Water. Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Alpha Tocopherol.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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