Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate
The processing score reflects 54 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
5 listed · 3 flagged for reviewFROSTING (SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), WATER, CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, BLUE 1, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, GUAR GUM PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE)), CAKE (SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI),VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, VEGETABLE MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES,PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS, TOCOPHEROLS, VITAMIN C PALMITATE),DRIED EGG WHITES, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE,MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DRIED EGG YOLKS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED,NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (MILK),EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS,MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR,SOYBEAN OIL, SALT,CELLULOSE GUM,POLYSORBATE 60,GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM,RED 40,SOY FLOUR), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SPRINKLES (SUGAR,CORN STARCH,PALM OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C RED. NO. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C YELLOW 5 ALUMINUM LAKE,FD&C PRESERVATIVE), WATER, GLYCERINE, SUGAR,FD&C YELLOW 6,FD&C RED 40, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, FD&C BLUE 1, CARRAGEENAN,POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM,CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN,DEXTROSE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate'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: Frosting (Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides), Water, Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Blue 1, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Guar Gum Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Polysorbate 60, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)), Sprinkles Sugar,Corn Starch,Palm Oil, Artificial Colors Fd&C Red. No. 40 Aluminum Lake, Fd&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake,Fd&C Preservative , Water, Glycerine, Sugar,Fd&C Yellow 6,Fd&C Red 40, Modified Corn Starch, Fd&C Blue 1, Carrageenan,Potassium Sorbate Preservative , Xanthan Gum,Citric Acid, Maltodextrin,Dextrose.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cake (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cocoa (Processed With Alkali),Vegetable Shortening (Soybean Oil, Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides,Propylene Glycol Esters, Tocopherols, Vitamin C Palmitate),Dried Egg Whites, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate,Monocalcium Phosphate). Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following Dried Egg Yolks, Food Starch-Modified,Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk),Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Esters,Mono-And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Natural And Artificial Flavor,Soybean Oil, Salt,Cellulose Gum,Polysorbate 60,Guar Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum,Red 40,Soy Flour).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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