Moist Chocolate Cake Mix

Processing Score

9.9Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

2.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 22 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh Sugar

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

041512083426

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size43 g

Amount per serving

Calories

160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.5g

Saturated Fat 0.5g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 310mg

13%

Total Carbohydrate 36g

13%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 23g

Protein 2g

Calcium 40mg

Iron 1.1mg

* 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

13 listed · 6 flagged for review

SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN & COTTONSEED OILS, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES ADDED), NONFAT DRY MILK, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER [ (BAKING SODA, CORNSTARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)LEAVENING], NATURAL VANILLA POWDER, SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM ALGINATE, GUAR GUM.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Powder): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Moist Chocolate Cake Mix'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean & Cottonseed Oils, Mono & Diglycerides Added).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder [ (Baking Soda, Cornstarch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate)Leavening].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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