Mrs. Fields, Confetti Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 36 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
25 listed · 10 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- & DIESTERS OF FATS & FATTY ACIDS, MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), DEXTROSE, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, BAKING SODA, SALT, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, CORN SYRUP, YELLOW DEGERMINATED CORN CEREAL, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, YELLOW 5, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW 6, ACACIA GUM, SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE, RED 40, SILICON DIOXIDE, BLUE 1, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRIC/CAPRYLIC TRIGLYCERIDES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mrs. Fields, Confetti 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 Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And/Or Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Acacia Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Mrs. Fields, Confetti 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: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- & Diesters Of Fats & Fatty Acids, Mono- & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin).
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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminosilicate, Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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