Dessert Cake, Neapolitan Vortex
The processing score reflects 71 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
46 listed · 17 flagged for reviewPOWDERED SUGAR, SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, EGG WHITES, EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, WATER, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM AND SALT), INVERT SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN SYRUP, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTER OIL, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA), GLYCERIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), SALT, DEXTROSE, CORNSTARCH, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, WHITE AND SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE SQUARE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, BUTTER OIL, NATURAL VANILLA), CORN FLOUR, POLYSORBATE 60, CARAMEL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, POLYSORBATE 80, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM CITRATE, ANNATTO, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Dessert Cake, Neapolitan Vortex scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Dessert Cake, Neapolitan Vortex'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, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, and 3 more.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propylene Glycol Monostearate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Modified Cellulose, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Powdered Sugar, Sugar, Invert Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla), 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 Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color, Annatto.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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