Chocolate Cake
The processing score reflects 83 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
34 listed · 12 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE EGGS, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), WHITE CONFECTIONERY CHIPS (SUGAR, NONFAT MILK, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN STARCH, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, SOY LECITHIN), VANILLA FLAVORED CREME (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL], MILK, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, VANILLA), SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN [ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR]), CORN SYRUP, NONFAT DRY MILK, HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM (CREAM [MILK], CARRAGEENAN GUM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, DEXTROSE), SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK (MILK, SUGAR), SODIUM BICARBONATE, DRIED EGG WHITES, SALT, WHEAT STARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE, POLYSORBATE 60, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAM GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SOY FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch (Corn)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60): 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 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propylene Glycol.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, White Confectionery Chips (Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Vanilla Flavored Creme (Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil], Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Vanilla), Semi-Sweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin [Artificial Flavor]), and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin), Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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