Kenzie's Kakes
The processing score reflects 80 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, corn syrup, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol.
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Ingredients
33 listed · 12 flagged for reviewVANILLA CAKE: SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGG, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, NONFAT MILK, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY FLOUR. CHOCOLATE CAKE: SUGAR, ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER, SOY FLOUR. VANILLA BUTTERCREAM: ICING SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80), POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), EGG WHITE, LEMON JUICE. CHOCOLATE GANACHE: CREAM, BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE (COCOA PASTE, SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA), BUTTER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP. MILK CHOCOLATE COIN: SUGAR, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA BUTTER, COCOA PASTE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Kenzie's Kakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup. Milk Chocolate Coin: Sugar): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- 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 Kenzie's Kakes' 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: Alkalized Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Paste.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Vanilla.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Vanilla Cake: Sugar, Soy Flour. Chocolate Cake: Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Bittersweet Chocolate (Cocoa Paste, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Soy Flour. Vanilla Buttercream: Icing Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Vegetable Monoglycerides And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
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: Calcium Acetate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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