Gourmet Nut Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gourmet Nut Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Light A Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavorings): 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 Gourmet Nut 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Glazed Cherries (Cherries, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Fd&C Red 40 : 1/10 Of 1% Potassium Sorbate, Benzoate Of Soda, And Sulfur Dioxide.), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Bicarbonate Of Soda, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Acid Phosphate Of Calcium).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.