Just Desserts, Chocolate Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Processed Fruit Products (Ghirardelli Unsweetened Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla (Water, Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Vanilla Bean [Indonesian]And Other Botanical Extractives, Natural Flavors)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Just Desserts, 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Ghirardelli Mini Dark Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecitin - An Emulsifier, Vanilla).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.