Gold & Chocolate Mini Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
56 listed · 19 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, CORN SYRUP, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DEXTROSE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, OLEYL LACTYLIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DATEM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, BETA CAROTENE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, TURMERIC, ANTIOXIDANTS (TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), GUM ARABIC, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, GLYCERIN, CORN STARCH, GUAR GUM, PHOSPHORIC ACID, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER, DEXTRIN, GUM TRAGACANTH, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, GLUCOSE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX, RED 40, GREEN 3, BLUE 1, RED 3, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, YELLOW LAKE 6, ENZYMES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Gold & Chocolate Mini Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Dextrin, Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, +4 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder): 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 Gold & Chocolate Mini Cupcakes' 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: Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides, and 2 more.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Antioxidants (Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid), Confectioners Glaze, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Carboxymethylcellulose, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, and 3 more.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Distilled Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Citric Acid), Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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