Yellow Cake Mix

Processing Score

14.9Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 26 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

011110857828

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size39 g

Amount per serving

Calories

160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g

Saturated Fat 1g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 240mg

10%

Total Carbohydrate 31g

11%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 17g

Protein 1g

Calcium 0mg

Iron 0.7mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

11 listed · 7 flagged for review

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, EMULSIFIERS [PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN], PRESERVATIVES [BHT, CITRIC ACID]), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, WHEAT STARCH, SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Yellow Cake Mix'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: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Emulsifiers [Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin], Preservatives [Bht, Citric Acid]).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate). Contains 2% Or Less Of: Modified Corn Starch.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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