Lemon Curd Cake
The processing score reflects 53 ingredients, including preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, modified ingredients, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
23 listed · 9 flagged for reviewICING SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, BENZOYL PEROXIDE, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, CHLORINE), REFINED CANE SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), PARTIALLY SKIMMED MILK, LIQUID WHOLE EGGS, WATER, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY POWDER [MILK], SOY LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, TUMERIC, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), GLUCOSE SYRUP, VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA/SOY), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY POWDER, SALT, RICE STARCH, CITRUS FIBER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CELLULOSE GUM, GUM ARABIC, XANTHAN GUM. LEMON CURD FILLING (WATER, SUGAR, GLUCOSE - FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, LIQUID WHOLE EGG, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LEMON PUREE [WATER, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, LEMON PULP CELLS, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LEMON OIL, SODIUM CITRATE], MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, CITRIC ACID, PUMPKIN EXTRACT FOR COLOR, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, GELLAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM BENZOATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR COLOR). CONFECTIONERY TOPPING: (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, NONFAT MILK POWDER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, WHEY POWDER [MILK], PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], VANILLA).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Lemon Curd Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural Flavors (Artificial And Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum. Lemon Curd Filling (Water, Sugar, Glucose - Fructose, Glucose, Liquid Whole Egg, Modified Corn Starch, Lemon Puree [Water, Citric Acid, Sugar, Lemon Pulp Cells, Glucose-Fructose, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Lemon Oil, Sodium Citrate], Modified Palm Kernel Oil, Citric Acid, Pumpkin Extract For Color, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Gellan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavor, Titanium Dioxide For Color). Confectionery Topping: (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Whey Powder [Milk], Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Vanilla)): 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 Lemon Curd 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: Icing Sugar, Refined Cane Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Margarine (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey Powder [Milk], Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Annatto Added For Color, Tumeric, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Vegetable Oils (Canola/Soy).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (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.
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