Brains! Vanilla Cupcake Kit

Processing Score

12.3Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 32 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

011110861061

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size27 g

Amount per serving

Calories

110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2g

Saturated Fat 1g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 150mg

Total Carbohydrate 22g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 13g

Includes 13g Added Sugars

26%

Protein 1g

Vitamin D 0mcg

Calcium 40mg

Iron 0mg

Potassium 20mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

10 listed · 4 flagged for review

CUPCAKE MIX: SUGAR, ENRICHED CAKE FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SKIM MILK SOLIDS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), BAKING SODA, SALT. FROSTING MIX: CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), RED 40.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Brains! Vanilla Cupcake Kit 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.
Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Other Additives (Emulsifier (Monoglycerides, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Brains! Vanilla Cupcake Kit'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: Cupcake Mix: Sugar, Salt. Frosting Mix: Confectioners' Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

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