Old-Fashioned White Layer Celebration Cake, White Layer
The processing score reflects 40 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
11 listed · 6 flagged for reviewCAKE MIX (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), EGG YOLK, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, DEXTROSE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM), SUGAR, WATER, VREAMAY (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ANNATTO, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA, ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP, SATED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), MILK POWDER, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, VANILLA FLAVOR, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Old-Fashioned White Layer Celebration Cake, White Layer scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Vreamay (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Annatto, Calcium Disodium Edta, Artificial Butter Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Natural Flavors (Vanilla 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 Old-Fashioned White Layer Celebration Cake, White Layer'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 Mix (Sugar, Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg Whites, Soybean Oil, Leaving (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Egg Yolk, Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Food Starch-Modified, Dextrose, Mono & Diglycerides, Salt, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sorbitan Monostearate, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Cellulose Gum, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Less Than 2% Of: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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