Rainbow Vanilla Creme Cake
The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 9 flagged for reviewSUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE EGGS, BUTTER (CREAM [MILK], SALT), WHOLE MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D3), SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SOUR CREAM (NONFAT MILK, CULTURED CREAM, WHEY [MILK], FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED [CORN], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], ENZYMES), GLYCERIN, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN, TAPIOCA). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (MILK), WHEAT STARCH, WHEY (MILK), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), SALT, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, BUTTERMILK POWDER, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ACIDIC SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, COLORING GEL (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, GLYCERIN, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, SUGAR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CARRAGEENAN GUM, PRESERVATIVES [SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE], XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (MILK), EGG WHITES, SOY FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Rainbow Vanilla Creme Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Food Starch-Modified (Corn, Tapioca). Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Natural And Artificial Flavor (Milk)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Esters, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
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 Rainbow Vanilla Creme Cake'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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk).
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Coloring Gel (Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glycerin, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Sugar, Food Starch-Modified, Carrageenan Gum, Preservatives [Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate], Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acidic Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
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