Mini Strawberry Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 56 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
20 listed · 8 flagged for reviewPOWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), STRAWBERRY FLAVOR COMPOUND (SUGAR, WATER, STRAWBERRIES, CRUSHED PINEAPPLE [PINEAPPLE, PINEAPPLE JUICE, ASCORBIC ACID PRESERVATIVE], DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CARAMEL COLOR, BLUE 1, RED 40, CARROT JUICE FOR COLOR), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, WATER, CORN SYRUP, WHEAT GLUTEN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT, WHEAT STARCH, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, BEET POWDER FOR COLOR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mini Strawberry Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): 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 Strawberry Cupcakes' 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: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Sugar, Strawberry Flavor Compound (Sugar, Water, Strawberries, Crushed Pineapple [Pineapple, Pineapple Juice, Ascorbic Acid Preservative], Dextrose, Natural Flavor, Modified Food Starch, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Caramel Color, Blue 1, Red 40, Carrot Juice For Color).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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