Pumpkin & Cream Cake, Pumpkin & Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pumpkin & Cream Cake, Pumpkin & Cream scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Other Additives (Sodium Silicoaluminate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Pumpkin & Cream Cake, Pumpkin & Cream'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Gum Acacia.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Sponge Cake Mix Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Modified Food Starch, Emulsifier And Fat Blend [Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid], Leavening Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Moncalcium Phosphate], Dried Whey, Contains 2% Or Less Of Palm Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Artificial Flavor, Vanilla Whip (Water, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of Sodium Caseinate, Preservatives [Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate], Carbohydrate Gum, Polysorbate 60, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum), Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.