Lemon Supreme Single Layer Cake, Lemon Supreme
The processing score reflects 76 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
38 listed · 14 flagged for reviewLEMON SUPREME CAKE: SUGAR, WATER, LEMON FILLING (WATER, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, AGAR-AGAR, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 5), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, INVERT SUGAR, EGG WHITES, OLEYL LACTYLIC ACID, WHEY, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DATEM, SOY LECITHIN, ENZYMES, GUAR GUM, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, TURMERIC, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE), BETA CAROTENE, LEMON EMULSION (WATER, NATURAL FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SUGAR, BHT AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES)), ANTIOXIDANTS (TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), POLYSORBATE 60, DEXTROSE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, YELLOW 5.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Lemon Supreme Single Layer Cake, Lemon Supreme scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Lemon Filling (Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Food Starch, Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And/Or Palm Oil, Dextrose, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Agar-Agar, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 5), Guar Gum, Carboxymethylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Antioxidants (Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate 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 Lemon Supreme Single Layer Cake, Lemon Supreme'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Datem, Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate, and 1 more.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Lemon Supreme Cake: Sugar, Invert Sugar, Lemon Emulsion (Water, Natural Flavor, Propylene Glycol, Modified Food Starch, Sugar, Bht And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives)), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Distilled Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Citric Acid).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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