Chocolate 3-Layer Cake, Chocolate

Processing Score

19.6Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

0.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 59 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 4 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

078742181189

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size67 g

Amount per serving

Calories

260

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g

17%

Saturated Fat 4g

20%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 20mg

Sodium 230mg

10%

Total Carbohydrate 35g

13%

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 28g

Protein 2g

Calcium 0mg

Iron 0.4mg

Potassium 50mg

* 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

32 listed · 11 flagged for review

CAKE AND ICING: SUGAR, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA POWDER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED MILK, CULTURED CREAM, WHEY, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM), CORN SYRUP, BLACK COCOA POWDER, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER, WHEY, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NONFAT MILK, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY FLOUR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, GLUCOSE SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE). SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate 3-Layer Cake, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder, Black Cocoa Powder, Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Chocolate 3-Layer Cake, Chocolate'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: Cake And Icing: Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Glucose Syrup, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative). Semisweet Chocolate Chips: Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Vegetable Shortening (High Oleic Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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