Premium Cupcake Mix, S'mores

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Premium Cupcake Mix, S'mores scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Modified Corn Starch): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Distilled Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Premium Cupcake Mix, S'mores' 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: Marshmallow Flavored Filling (Dextrose, Water, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Palm Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Cellulose Gel, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Color Added, Salt, Datem, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 60), Sugar, Graham Crumbs (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Soybean And/Or Palm Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Baking Soda).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Acetate, Dicalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.