Mini Bundt Cakes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Of: Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Artificial Vanilla Flavor [Water, Propylene Glycol, Natural & Artificial Flavors And Caramel Color]): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearoyl): 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 Mini Bundt Cakes' 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: Coloring [Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glycerine, Fd&C Yellow 5, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Fd&C Yellow 6, Carrageenan Gum, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (As Preservatives), Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum].

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Cane Sugar, Corn Starch), Decorettes [Sugar, Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Palm Kernel), Soy Lecithin, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Dextrin, Confectioners Glaze, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Carnauba Wax].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Aluminum Sulfate, Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sulfites, Calcium Propionate (As Preservative).

Natural sources but industrial application.