Assorted Mini Cupcakes, Assorted
The processing score reflects 55 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
43 listed · 14 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORNSTARCH, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), EGGS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), NONFAT MILK, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, WHEAT STARCH, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, DEXTRIN, GLYCERIN, CELLULOSE GUM, CALCIUM SULFATE, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE, DATEM, GUM ARABIC, METHYLCELLULOSE, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 5, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, CARNAUBA WAX.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Assorted Mini Cupcakes, Assorted scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, +2 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, +3 more): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Assorted Mini Cupcakes, Assorted'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Gum Arabic, Methylcellulose, and 1 more.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Confectioner'S Glaze, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Wheat Protein Isolate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean And/Or Canola Oil.
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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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