Nikola's Bakery, Powdered Crumb, Crumb Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Nikola's Bakery, Powdered Crumb, Crumb Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar 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 Nikola's Bakery, Powdered Crumb, Crumb Cake'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake Base: (Sugar, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soy Bean Oil, Modified Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Whey Leavening Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Whole Eggs. Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.