Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Filling

Processing Score

29.8Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

0.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 89 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

085239420195

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size83 g

Amount per serving

Calories

350

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 18g

23%

Saturated Fat 5g

25%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 35mg

12%

Sodium 260mg

11%

Total Carbohydrate 43g

16%

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 32g

Protein 3g

Calcium 40mg

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

39 listed · 17 flagged for review

CAKE: SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG, WATER, SOYBEAN AND CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ICING: ICING SUGAR, SHORTENING (CANOLA, PALM, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL), LEMON PEEL, SKIM MILK POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SUGAR), INVERT SUGAR, GLUCOSE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEMON OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5, POLYSORBATE 60. FILLING: WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED PALM OIL, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, LEMON PUREE (WATER, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, LEMON PULP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LEMON OIL, SODIUM CITRATE), GELLAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5. CRUMB: TOASTED WHEAT CRUMB [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SALT, YEAST, CANOLA OIL], FRUCTOSE, CANOLA OIL, SPICE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Filling 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 (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60. Filling: Water): 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 Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Filling'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.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavor.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake: Sugar, Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Butter (Cream, Sugar), Invert Sugar, and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean And Canola Oil, Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oil), Lemon Oil, Modified Palm Oil, and 1 more.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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