Light & Fluffy Pancake Mix, Light & Fluffy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Light & Fluffy Pancake Mix, Light & Fluffy scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Light & Fluffy Pancake Mix, Light & Fluffy'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil), Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide To Reduce Caking.

Common in powdered processed foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.