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Processing Score
9.0Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
1/10Poor

The processing score reflects 32 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
856096003353
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size115 g
Amount per serving
Calories
390
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g
21%
Saturated Fat 13g
65%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 360mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate 56g
20%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 20g
Includes 14g Added Sugars
28%
Protein 5g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 2mg
11%
Potassium 50mg
1%

* 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

13 listed · 5 flagged for review

UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, CANE SUGAR, NATURAL SPRINKLES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, COLORING (DERIVED FROM SPIRULINA, RIBOFLAVIN, VEGETABLE JUICE AND ANNATTO), CARANUBA WAX), RICE FLOUR, SORGHUM FLOUR, OAT FIBER, OAT BRAN, NATURAL FLAVOR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, NON-GMO CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE/LEAVENING), XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM ALGINATE, SALT.

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, Birthday Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Birthday 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Non-Gmo Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate/Leavening).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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