Cupcake Sundaes Kit
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, corn syrup, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
29 listed · 15 flagged for reviewCUPCAKE MIX: SUGAR, ENRICHED CAKE FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SKIM MILK SOLIDS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), BAKING SODA, SALT. CHEWY CHERRY DROPS: SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, MALIC ACID, ACACIA GUM, CITRIC ACID, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, MALTODEXTRIN, CARNAUBA WAX, BEESWAX, RED 40. FROSTING MIX: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH). FOOD COLOR: DEXTROSE, BLUE 1 LAKE. CONFETTI SPRINKLES: SUGAR, CORN STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, NON-HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 3, YELLOW 6.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cupcake Sundaes Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40. Frosting Mix: Natural And Artificial Flavors, Yellow 5, Blue 1, +2 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Fats (Non-Hydrogenated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Other Additives (Emulsifier (Monoglycerides, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid), Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax, +1 more): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Acacia Gum, 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 Cupcake Sundaes Kit'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: Cupcake Mix: Sugar, Salt. Chewy Cherry Drops: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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