Lemon Cake Pop, Lemon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): 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 Lemon Cake Pop, Lemon'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: Cake Mix (Granulated Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Reduced Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Nonfat Dry Milk, Food Starch-Modified, Soybean And/Or Canola Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Soy Flour, Dried Egg Whites, Natural And Artificial Flavors), White Chocolate Flavored Confectionery (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vegetable Oils [Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil], Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), White Nonpareils (Sugar, Corn Starch, Confectioner'S Glaze [Shallec], Carnauba Wax), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Shortening (Palm Oil, Distilled Monoglycerides), Palm Shortening (Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.