German Chocolate Cake Mix

Processing Score

6.0Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

1.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 18 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein SourceGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

644209425136

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size70 g

Amount per serving

Calories

300

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g

10%

Saturated Fat 6g

30%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 40mg

13%

Sodium 380mg

17%

Total Carbohydrate 52g

19%

Dietary Fiber 2g

Total Sugars 31g

Protein 4g

Calcium 100mg

Iron 2.7mg

15%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

15 listed · 3 flagged for review

SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, DRIED WHOLE EGGS, WHEAT STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT DRIED MILK, SOY LECITHIN, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA POWDER, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, CARAMEL.

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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, German Chocolate Cake Mix scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 21% of the 5,176 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 German Chocolate Cake Mix'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: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm And Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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