Lemon Loaf Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Bha): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate): 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 Loaf 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: Cake Base (Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Dairy Whey, Soy Flour, Salt,Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers [Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate]), Confectioners Sugar (Sucrose, Maltodextrin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate Added.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Preservatives [Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Propionate].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.