Filed Mini Snack Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Filling [Sugar, Strawberry Puree, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Apple Juice Concentrate, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Coconut Oil), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Red 40, Red 3, Artificial Flavor], Guar Gum, Carrageenan, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Mono- & Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Filed Mini Snack 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: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Fractionated Palm And Canola Oil And Hydrogenated Canola Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Propionate, Sorbic Acid), Enrichment (Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide).

Natural sources but industrial application.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening [Baking Soda, Calcium Sulfate, Aluminum Sodium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.