Birthday Cake Parfait Cup

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup. Vegetable Shortening (Fully Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Modified Cellulose, Guar Gum, Xanthan 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 Birthday Cake Parfait Cup'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.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cupcake (Sugar, Water, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Dried Whole Eggs, Skim Milk Powder Cornstarch, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda Monocalcium Phosphate Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate), Soy Lecithin, Salt, Dried Egg Whites (Contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate), Modified Cornstarch, Mono. And Diglycerides, Whey Powder, Wheat Starch, Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oil), Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol Monoesters Of Fats & Fatty Acids. Wheat Protein Isolate, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate Eo, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Yellow 5 (Tartrazine), Soy Protein).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Sprinkles Sugar.Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil Palm Kernel And/Or Palm Oil , Soy Lecithin, Dextrin,Confectioners Glaze,Red 40 Lake,Natural And Artificial Flavor, Yellow 6 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Yellow 5 Lake Blue 1 Lake Pedret 4.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.