Cake Slice - Lemon Glazed, Lemon Glazed

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cake Slice - Lemon Glazed, Lemon Glazed scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): 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, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Color Including Yellow 5 & 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate 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 Cake Slice - Lemon Glazed, Lemon Glazed'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Modified Cellulose, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Agar.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

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

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavor.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Egg Whites, Eggs, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate), Nonfat Milk, Food Starch-Modified, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Whey, Wheat Starch, Soy Lecithin, Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oils, Mono- And Diglycerides, Wheat Protein, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Datem, Propylene Glycol Monoesters Of Fats & Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Xanthan Gum).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Fully Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.