Mini Cupcakes with Frosting

Processing Score

22.2Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

1.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 53 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

085239461136

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size75 g

Amount per serving

Calories

340

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g

21%

Saturated Fat 5g

25%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 20mg

Sodium 230mg

10%

Total Carbohydrate 47g

17%

Dietary Fiber 2g

Total Sugars 38g

Protein 2g

Calcium 40mg

Iron 1.8mg

10%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

32 listed · 12 flagged for review

CAKE: SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND SOYBEAN), WATER, COCOA POWDER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ICING: ICING SUGAR, NON-HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA, PALM, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS), GLUCOSE SYRUP, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SKIM MILK POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), POLYSORBATE 60. SPRINKLES: SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL AND PALM OILS), CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CORN STARCH, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, RED 40, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, BLUE 2.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Modified Fats (Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, +2 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
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 Mini Cupcakes with Frosting'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.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Confectioner'S Glaze.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake: Sugar, Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Polysorbate 60. Sprinkles: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Canola And Soybean), Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And Palm Oils).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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