Chocolate Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 77 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
25 listed · 9 flagged for reviewICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), SUGAR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, EGG, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), CHOCOLATE FLAVORED FILLING (WATER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM BISULFATE, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], AGAR-AGAR, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR]), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), INVERT SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, CORN SYRUP, WHEY, CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], MILK FAT, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), LEAVENING BLEND (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SOYBEAN LECITHIN, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DATEM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Datem): 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 Chocolate Cupcakes' 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 (Sugar, Cornstarch), Sugar, Chocolate Flavored Filling (Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Cornstarch, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Caramel Color, Sodium Bisulfate, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Agar-Agar, Titanium Dioxide [Color]), Invert Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Modified Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Margarine (Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey, Soybean Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening Blend (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Cornstarch, 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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