Cookies and Creme Cake
The processing score reflects 72 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
28 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN), COOKIE CRUMBS (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATES], CORN STARCH, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN [ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR], CHOCOLATE), WATER BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), NONFAT DRY MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL, CARAMEL COLOR, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, DRIED EGG WHITES, WHEAT STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUAR GUM, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cookies and Creme Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch (Corn)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Fractionated Coconut Oil, Caramel Color, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Sunflower Lecithin)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin): 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 Cookies and Creme 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Cookie Crumbs (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Phosphates], Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin [Artificial Flavor], Chocolate).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin), Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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