Marketside, Exquisite Red Velvet Cake by the Slice
The processing score reflects 71 ingredients, including artificial colors, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
24 listed · 11 flagged for reviewSUGAR, CONFECTIONERS SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS, MONO-AND DIGLYERIDES), MILK, EGGS, EGG YOLKS, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], VITAMIN A & BETA CAROTENE [COLOR]), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), WATER, WHITE CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, DRY WHOLE MILK, LACTOSE, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA), SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), RED 40, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, ALUMINIUM SODIUM SULFATE, CORNSTARCH), LEMON JUICE, BROMATED FLOUR (BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, POTASSIUM BROMATE), SALT, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CORN SYRUP, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Marketside, Exquisite Red Velvet Cake by the Slice scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- 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)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla 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 Marketside, Exquisite Red Velvet Cake by the Slice'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Confectioners Sugar, White Chocolate Shavings (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dry Whole Milk, Lactose, Whey, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And Soybean Oils, Mono-And Diglyerides), Margarine (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Distilled Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Natural Butter Flavor, Citric Acid [Preservative], Vitamin A & Beta Carotene [Color]), Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Aluminium Sodium Sulfate, Cornstarch).
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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