Half New Year Shadow Cake
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
37 listed · 11 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGG WHITE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), NONFAT MILK, EGG YOLK, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, LIQUID SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CORN FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA, CORN STARCH, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM ACETATE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (INCLUDING RED 40, RED 3, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 2), SOY FLOUR, SORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, CARNAUBA WAX.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Half New Year Shadow Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed And/Or Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Including Red 40, Red 3, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
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 Half New Year Shadow 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.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Confectioners Glaze, and 1 more.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Liquid Sugar, Maltodextrin, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium 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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