Crumb Cake
The processing score reflects 30 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
24 listed · 7 flagged for reviewBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR PALM), EGGS, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL), GLYCERIN, WHEY, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CINNAMON, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SORBIC ACID, SODIUM PROPIONATE), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Crumb Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, +2 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Crumb 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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Brown Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Palm), Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Propionate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Beta Carotene.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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