Apple Cinnamon Nut Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Industrial Enzymes (Preservative Enzyme (Maltodextrin, Mineral Oil, Enzyme, Potato Starch)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant 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 Apple Cinnamon 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: Glace Apples (Apples, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate Added As Preservatives), Sugar, Brown Sugar, Glace (Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Metabisulfite [Preservative], Paprika [Color]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.