Cookies 'N Cream Single Layer Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cookies 'N Cream Single Layer 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.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40 Aluminium Lake, Yellow 5 Aluminium Lake, Yellow 6 Aluminium Lake, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Dough Improver (Water, Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Glycerol, Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Salts Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Chloride), Propylene Glycol Monoesters): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono And Diglycerides, Datem, +2 more): 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 'N Cream Single Layer 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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Carboxymethylcellulose, Guar Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oils, Distilled Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Citric Acid), Soybean 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: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide, Beta Carotene, Colors (Annatto Extract, Turmeric).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Sodium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.