Fruit & Nut Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fruit & Nut Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.

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 Fruit & Nut 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Glace Pineapple (Pineapple, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate [Preservatives], Oleoresin Turmeric [Color], Sulfur Dioxide [Preservative]), Glace Red Cherries (Cherries, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate [Preservatives], Red 40, Sulfur Dioxide [Preservative]), Dates (Dates, Dextrose [Coating Agent]), Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.