Arnie's, Assorted Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 81 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
52 listed · 22 flagged for reviewSUGAR, SUCROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, MARGARINE AND SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK AND WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES SOYBEAN LECITHIN, ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED, COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES,SOYBEAN LECITHIN, ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED, COLORED WITH BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED DEXTROSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES WITH BHT & CITRIC ACID AS PRESERVATIVES, SALT, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, SORBITAN MONOSTERATE, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, WHEAT STARCH, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, DEXTROSE, CARAMEL COLOR, WATER, CORN SYRUP, POLYSORBATE 80, GLYCERIN, SULFITES, EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, CORN STARCH, DEXTRIN CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CRANAUBA WAX, COCOA POWDER, SOY FLOUR LECITHIN, VANILLA (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR)YELLOW 5 & 6, RED 3 & 40, BLUE 1 & 2, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, GUAR GUM, TRIETHYL CITRATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, MONODIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM SILICATE, ORANGES, LEMONS, VANILLA.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Arnie's, Assorted Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Dextrin Confectioner'S Glaze): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Vanilla (Artificial Flavor)Yellow 5 & 6, Red 3 & 40, Blue 1 & 2, +4 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, +1 more): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monosterate, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, +3 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Arnie's, Assorted Cupcakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Vanilla.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Sucrose, Maltodextrin, Food Starch-Modified Dextrose, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Margarine And Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk And Water, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Salt, Mono-And Diglycerides Soybean Lecithin, Artificially Flavored, Cottonseed Oil, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides,Soybean Lecithin, Artificially Flavored, Colored With Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate Added).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Mono & Diglycerides With Bht & Citric Acid As Preservatives, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Silicate.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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