Classic Chocolate Cake Mix

Processing Score

6.8Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

1.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 20 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

099482468309

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size43 g

Amount per serving

Calories

150

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g

Saturated Fat 0g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 220mg

10%

Total Carbohydrate 36g

13%

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 24g

Includes 24g Added Sugars

48%

Protein 2g

Vitamin D 0mcg

Calcium 0mg

Iron 1.7mg

Potassium 140mg

* 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

9 listed · 4 flagged for review

CANE SUGAR, ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SEA SALT, BAKING SODA (SODIUM BICARBONATE), XANTHAN GUM.

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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Classic Chocolate Cake Mix scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Natural Flavors (Organic Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 21% 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 Classic Chocolate Cake Mix'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: 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, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Expeller Pressed Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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