Lemons & Cream Shortcake, Lemon & Cream
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including corn syrup, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
17 listed · 7 flagged for reviewLEMON FILLING (SUGAR, WATER, EGGS, PALM OIL, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, COLORED WITH TURMERIC), WHIPPING CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM), SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, EGGS, CANOLA OIL, CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), NONFAT DRY MILK, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, WHITE CHOCOLATEY COATING (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, CORN SYRUP, ALGINATE BLEND (TETRASODIUM DIPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALGINATE), NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Lemons & Cream Shortcake, Lemon & Cream scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Alginate Blend (Tetrasodium Diphosphate, Sodium Alginate)): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Lemons & Cream Shortcake, Lemon & Cream'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: Lemon Filling (Sugar, Water, Eggs, Palm Oil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor, Colored With Turmeric), Sugar, Confectioner'S Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), White Chocolatey Coating (Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey Powder, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil.
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.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Annatto Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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