Candy Bits Chocolate Cake & Cupcake Mix
Processing Score
18.7Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
1.5/10Poor
The processing score reflects 39 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.
Nutrition Highlights
Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Fiber Source
Nutrient Alerts
High SodiumHigh Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
0013300608005
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size43 g
Amount per serving
Calories
150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g
3%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 330mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate 33g
12%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 17g
Includes 17g Added Sugars
34%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 50mg
4%
Iron 2mg
11%
Potassium 140mg
3%
* 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
16 listed · 6 flagged for reviewENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CANDY BITS (SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL [PALM & PALM KERNEL OIL], CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], YELLOW 5, RED 3, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), OF: CANOLA OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, CORN STARCH, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, RED 40, BHT AND CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Candy Bits Chocolate Cake & Cupcake Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose 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 Candy Bits Chocolate Cake & Cupcake 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, Candy Bits (Sugar, Rice Flour, Vegetable Oil [Palm & Palm Kernel Oil], Corn Starch, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Titanium Dioxide [Color], Yellow 5, Red 3, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Yellow 6, Blue 1).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Of: Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Bht And Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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