Black & White Cake, Black & White

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum (Egg)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (High Fat Cocoa Processed With Alkali), Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Nat. Vanilla Fl Wonf (Ethyl Alcohol)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 & White Cake, Black & White'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: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Granulated Sugar, Enrobing Fondant (Corn Syrup, Water), Com Syrup Solids, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)(Wheat), Whole Milk (Milk, Vitamin D3)(Milk).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Monoand Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Tbhq And Citric Acid To Help Preserve Freshness), Cake Shortening (Propylene Glycol, Monoand Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Glyceryl-Lacto Esters And Fatty Acids)(Soybeans), Fudge Base (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Palm Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Lecithin, Chocolate Liquor, Tbhq (Antioxidant), Artificial Flavor)(Soybeans).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Yellow Prussiate Of Soda.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.