Daily Chef, Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake
The processing score reflects 65 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
36 listed · 15 flagged for reviewPOWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, WATER, PALM OIL, INVERT SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOYBEAN OIL, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE FLAKES (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, MILKFAT, NATURAL FLAVOR), CANOLA OIL, OF: CELLULOSE GUM, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED DRIZZLE (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, BUTTERMILK, COCOA, MILKFAT, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GLYCERIN, GUAR GUM, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYSORBATE 80, POTASSIUM SORBATE PRESERVATIVE, SODIUM PROPIONATE PRESERVATIVE, SORBIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW CORN FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Daily Chef, Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake 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.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate Preservative): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Of: Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Daily Chef, Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge 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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Glycerin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, and 1 more.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Sugar, Invert Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate Flakes (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Milkfat, Natural Flavor), and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid Preservative.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Propionate Preservative.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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