La Brea Bakery, Loaf Cake, Meyer Lemon
Processing Score
13.5Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
2/10Poor
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
013087206005
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size45 g
Amount per serving
Calories
180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 45mg
15%
Sodium 125mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate 22g
8%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 3g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 1.1mg
6%
* 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
21 listed · 6 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER, ENZYME ADDED FOR IMPROVED BAKING), SUGAR, EGGS, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OILS, BUTTER, WATER, SOUR CREAM (MILK INGREDIENTS, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, BACTERIAL CULTURE), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LEMON PEEL, WHEY POWDER, BROWN SUGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, CULTURED WHEAT STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CEREAL (WHOLE WHEAT, WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR, SALT, MALT FLAVORING, IRON, ZINC OXIDE, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLIC ACID), LEMON OIL, SOY LECITHIN, DEXTROSE XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, La Brea Bakery, Loaf Cake, Meyer Lemon 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.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Dextrose Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 La Brea Bakery, Loaf Cake, Meyer Lemon'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, Brown Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean And/Or Canola Oils, Lemon Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cereal (Whole Wheat, Wheat Bran, Sugar, Salt, Malt Flavoring, Iron, Zinc Oxide, Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Folic Acid).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
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