Chocolate Explosion Cake
The processing score reflects 137 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
45 listed · 18 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM), SUGAR, WATER, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA FLAVOR, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), HEAVY CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT MILK, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80, DEXTROSE), CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUMBS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PALM OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, WHEY, BAKING SODA, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN), ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, NON DAIRY WHIPPED TOPPING (WATER, SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE, POLYSORBATE 60, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, COLORED WITH ANNATTO EXTRACT), BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTERFAT, VANILLA FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT), CARAMEL (CORN SYRUP BLEND [CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP], SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIM MILK [SKIM MILK, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP], SUGAR, CREAM, BUTTER, WATER, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, BAKING SODA, NATURAL FLAVOR), BUTTER, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), BROWN SUGAR, THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, PALM OIL, ROASTED ALMONDS (ALMONDS, COCOA BUTTER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, DEXTROSE, NONFAT MILK, FRUCTOSE, CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PECANS, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA, BUTTERMILK POWDER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, COTTONSEED OIL, MALTITOL SYRUP, VANILLA BEAN, ACACIA GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, KONJAC AND TARA GUM BLEND.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Explosion Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Explosion 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.
- Sugar AlcoholsUPF marker
In this product: Maltitol Syrup.
Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Acacia Gum, Cellulose Gum, Konjac And Tara Gum Blend.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Flavor, Salt, Artificial Flavor), Heavy Cream (Cream, Milk, Nonfat Milk, Mono- And Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Polysorbate 80, Dextrose), Chocolate Cookie Crumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yellow Corn Flour, Caramel Color, Whey, Baking Soda, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin), and 8 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Disodium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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