Pillsbury, Funfetti, Premium Cake Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pillsbury, Funfetti, Premium Cake Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Of: Propylene Glycol Monoesters): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Pillsbury, Funfetti, Premium 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: Sugar, Candy Bits (Sugar, Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Confectioner'S Glaze [Shellac, Corn Protein, Acetylated Monoglycerides], Colored With [Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6], Soy Lecithin), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tbhq And Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.