Chocolate Cake Mix

Processing Score

5.5Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

2.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh Sugar

Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix Baking Mixes

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

093709300403

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size50 g

Amount per serving

Calories

170

% Daily Value*

Total Fat N/A

Saturated Fat 0.5g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 420mg

18%

Total Carbohydrate 39g

14%

Dietary Fiber 3g

11%

Total Sugars 23g

Includes 22g Added Sugars

44%

Protein 2g

Vitamin D 0mcg

Calcium 30mg

Iron 1mg

Potassium 0mg

* 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

11 listed · 3 flagged for review

EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), WHITE RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, INULIN, GRAINLESS AND ALUMINUM-FREE BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, POTATO STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SWEET RICE FLOUR, SEA SALT, GLUTEN-FREE FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

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

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 21% 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 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: Evaporated Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Grainless And Aluminum-Free Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Potato Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

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