Mini Chocolate Cake Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Preserved With Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Agar, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural 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 Mini Chocolate Cake Bites' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Hexametaphosphate.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake Mix (Sugar, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Enriched Flour Bleached [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Corn Starch, Whey Powder, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Caramel Color, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Red 40, Ascorbic Acid, Soy Flour), Powdered Sugar, Maltodextrin, Semisweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid & Sodium Propionate, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.