Shortcake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Fondant (Sugar, Corn Syrup). Contains 2% Or Less Of: Evaporated Milk (Milk, Dipotassium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Vitamin D3)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Flavor And Color, Red 40 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Shortcake'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 Base (Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Food Starch-Modified, Soybean Oil, Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Whey, Soy Flour, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Propylene Glycol Monoester, Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Sugar, Topping (Water, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Polysorbate 60, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Annatto Extract Color), White Compound (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dry Whole Milk, Whey, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor), and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.