Harvest Cake Bites
The processing score reflects 84 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
56 listed · 17 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, FULLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, MARGARINE (INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, BUTTERMILK, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR]), NON-HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, PUMPKIN, BUTTER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), NON-HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, CREAM, SALT, CAROB GUM), ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, REDUCED MINERAL WHEY, MILK, NONFAT MILK DERIVED SOLIDS, WHEY POWDER, INVERT SUGAR, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], VANILLIN [AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR]), SALT, CARROTS, WITH SOY LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60 AND SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHEY, CARAMEL COLOR, GLYCERINE, WITH XANTHAN, GUAR, CELLULOSE, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, ACACIA GUM AND CARBOHYDRATE GUMS, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE AND SULFITES ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES, NON-HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, NON-HYDROGENATED CANOLA OIL, SOY FLOUR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR INCLUDING RED 40, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE AND RED 40 LAKE, FULLY HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CORN SYRUP, SODIUM CITRATE, ANNATTO COLOR, SODIUM GLYCOLATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Harvest Cake Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Fully Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Non-Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Non-Hydrogenated Palm Oil, +3 more): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (With Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate And Sulfites Added As Preservatives): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color Including Red 40, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, +2 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
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 Harvest Cake Bites' 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, Chocolate Liquor.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: With Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60 And Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Glycerine.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Confectioner'S Glaze, Sodium Glycolate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Cellulose, Modified Cellulose, Acacia Gum And Carbohydrate Gums.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Invert Sugar, Dextrose, Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Vanillin [An Artificial Flavor]).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Buttermilk, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene [Color]).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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