Chocolate Chip Iced Cake, Chocolate Chip
The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 9 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM, SOYBEAN), EGGS, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DEXTROSE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), DEXTROSE, WHEY, INVERT SUGAR, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), CORN SYRUP, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GLYCERYL LACTOESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POLYSORBATE 60, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, AGAR, WHEAT STARCH, SOY FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Chip Iced Cake, Chocolate Chip 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.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Chocolate Chip Iced Cake, Chocolate Chip'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Agar.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Dextrose, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Dextrose, Invert Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm, Soybean), Vegetable Oil (Soybean).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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