Fun Marble Cake with Whip Topping

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fun Marble Cake with Whip Topping scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Sugar): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Benzoic Acid): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Artifical Color Including Yellow 5, Red 3, Red 40, +4 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed And Or Soybean)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.

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 Fun Marble Cake with Whip Topping'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.

Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)Salt.

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Propylene Glycol Esters, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Confectioner'S Glaze.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Gum Arabic, and 1 more.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Caseinate (Milk).

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake-Sugar, Dextrose, Sequins-Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Bleached Enriched Flower (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Floic Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soy Oil, Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.