Black Forest Bar Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Salt Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Tetrasodium Diphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate): 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 Black Forest Bar 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: Cherry Filling (Cherries, Water, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Glucose, Natural Color, Citric Acid, Salt, Erythorbic Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Natural Flavor), Sugar, Icing Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Fancy And Blackstrap Molasses, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Modified Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.