Gold Holiday Cake
Processing Score
17.9Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
0.5/10Poor
The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
076779661582
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size75 g
Amount per serving
Calories
310
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g
21%
Saturated Fat 6g
30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
10%
Sodium 290mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate 40g
15%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 32g
Protein 2g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 0.7mg
4%
* 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
14 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, FONDANT (CANE SYRUP, CORN SYRUP). SHORTENING (INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL. SOYBEAN OIL. HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL AND/OR PALM OIL. WITH MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES AND POLYSORBATE 60, TBHQ. CITRIC ACID.). ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR. NIACIN. FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID). EGGS, NONFAT MILK, SOYBEAN OIL. MARGARINE (BUTTER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL. WATER. PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, SALT. MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE. COLORED WITH ANNATTO, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. VITAMIN A PLAMITATE ADDED). EGG WHITES. WATER.. RICE FLOUR, CORN STARCH. CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE. GUM TRAGACANTH. XANTHAN GUM. FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, NONFAT DRY MILK. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES. SALT. SODIUM ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE. PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTER. SODIUM BICARBONATE, LECITHIN. GLYCERINE. VANILLA EXTRACT. POLYGLYCEROL ESTER OF FATTY ACIDS. SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), BLUE 1 AND 2. REDS 3 AND 40, YELLOW 5 AND 6, AMMONIUM ALGINATE. CALCIUM ALGINATE. GUM ACACIA. XANTHAN GUM. GUAR GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Gold Holiday Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Blue 1 And 2. Reds 3 And 40, Yellow 5 And 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Corn Starch. Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Titanium Dioxide. Gum Tragacanth. Xanthan Gum. Food Starch-Modified): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Lecithin. Glycerine. Vanilla Extract. Polyglycerol Ester Of Fatty Acids. Sodium Caseinate (Milk)): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
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 Holiday 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: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Fondant (Cane Syrup, Corn Syrup). Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil. Soybean Oil. Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil And/Or Palm Oil. With Mono- And Diglycerides And Polysorbate 60, Tbhq. Citric Acid.). Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour. Niacin. Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine, Riboflavin And Folic Acid). Eggs, Soybean Oil. Margarine (Butter, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil. Water. Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Salt. Mono And Diglycerides, Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative. Colored With Annatto, Artificial Flavor. Vitamin A Plamitate Added). Egg Whites. Water.. Rice Flour.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Pyrophosphate. Propylene Glycol Monoester. Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ammonium Alginate. Calcium Alginate. Gum Acacia. Xanthan Gum. Guar Gum.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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