Chocolate Mini Spring Theme Cupcakes, Chocolate
The processing score reflects 37 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
26 listed · 9 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, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE,SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE CORN STARCH,MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). SALT SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DEXT ROSE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, OLEYL LACTYLIC ACID, SODIUM BICARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES. DATEM, BETA CAROTENE, SOY LECITHIN, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, COLORS (ANNATTO EXTRACT,TURMERIC), PHOSPHORIC ACID GLYCERIN, CORN STARCH, GUAR GUM, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60 MONOGLYCERIDES SODIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES)GUM ARABIC CITRIC ACID XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Mini Spring Theme Cupcakes, 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.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monoesters): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides. Datem, Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Chocolate Mini Spring Theme Cupcakes, 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Carboxymethylcellulose, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 60 Monoglycerides Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives)Gum Arabic Citric Acid Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
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 Eggs.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate,Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Corn Starch,Monocalcium Phosphate). Salt Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide, Beta Carotene, Colors (Annatto Extract,Turmeric).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Phosphoric Acid Glycerin.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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