Gourmet Raspberry Crumb Cake, Raspberry

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gourmet Raspberry Crumb Cake, Raspberry scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Soybean,Cottonseed &/Or Canola Oil)Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Nat.& Art.Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Gourmet Raspberry Crumb Cake, Raspberry'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour,Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Mod.Food Starch, Alpha Tocopherols As Preservative, Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dry Whey Leavening (Sodium Aluminum Phosphate,Aluminum Sulfate,Baking Soda)Salt.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide.

Common in powdered processed foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color, Beta Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.