Butter Streusel Coffee Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Butter Streusel Coffee Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Caramel Color)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Butter Streusel Coffee 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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine [Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (A Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Beta Carotene (Color), Whey], Artificial Flavor [Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Artificial Flavor]Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavorings (Lactic Acid, Starter Distillate)], Sugar. Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Hydrated Monoglyceride [Water And Monoglycerides With Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid (Added As Preservatives)].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Natural Flavor [Non-Flavor Ingredients: Water, Natural Flavor, Ethyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Molasses And Caramel Color, Sulfites], Honey.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.