Cake Boss, Filled Cupcakes, Excellent Peppermint
The processing score reflects 58 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
38 listed · 15 flagged for reviewSUGAR, EGGS, PALM OIL, WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, OF: AGAR-AGAR. COLOR, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, EGG WHITES EGG YOLKS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL-LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GUAR GUM, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, INVERT SUGAR, IVORY AND RED DECORATIVE CURLS (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, NONFAT MILK, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, RED 40 LAKE), LACTIC ACID, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, POLYSORBATE 60, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO-AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cake Boss, Filled Cupcakes, Excellent Peppermint scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Of: Agar-Agar. Color, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gel, +3 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Unsweetened Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
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 Cake Boss, Filled Cupcakes, Excellent Peppermint'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: Glycerin, Mono-And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono-And Diesters Of Fatty Acids.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Invert Sugar, Ivory And Red Decorative Curls (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Red 40 Lake).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, High Oleic Sunflower And/Or Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Propionate, Sorbic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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