Golden Pound Cake

Processing Score

10.8Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

2/10Poor

The processing score reflects 35 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

851330005537

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size56 g

Amount per serving

Calories

160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g

Saturated Fat 2g

10%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 10mg

Sodium 200mg

Total Carbohydrate 31g

11%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 19g

Protein 2g

Calcium 20mg

Iron 0.7mg

* 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

24 listed · 7 flagged for review

SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, WATER, PALM OIL, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM PROPIONATE, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT STARCH, CITRIC ACID, CORN OIL, BETA CAROTENE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROLS, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MILK, SILICON DIOXIDE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Golden Pound 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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Corn Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Alpha Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

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