Confetti Deluxe Cake Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Confetti Deluxe Cake Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): 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 Confetti Deluxe 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: Sugar, Confetti Bits (Sugar, Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil [Palm Kernel, Palm Oil], Soy Lecithin, Confectioner'S Glaze, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Dextrin, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Natural And Artificial Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening ( [Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm Oil And/Or Soybean Oil], Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid [Preservative]).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate). Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Dextrose.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.