Dessert Cake

Processing Score

25.0Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

0.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 78 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

029519238124

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size79 g

Amount per serving

Calories

320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15g

19%

Saturated Fat 6g

30%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 20mg

Sodium 180mg

Total Carbohydrate 44g

16%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 34g

Protein 2g

Calcium 20mg

Iron 1.1mg

* 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

50 listed · 20 flagged for review

POWDERED SUGAR, SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, CANOLA OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, OF: ANNATTO, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM AND SALT), CARAMEL COLOR, CELLULOSE GUM, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORNSTARCH, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL - LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GUAR GUM, INVERT SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYSORBATE 80, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, RED 40, RED LAKE 40, SALT, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTER OIL, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ANHYDROUS DEXTROSE), SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY, WHITE AND FUCHSIA CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, WHEY, LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, BEET ROOT EXTRACT [COLOR]), XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW CORN FLOUR.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Propionate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
Artificial Colors (Red 40, Red Lake 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Dessert 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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Modified Cellulose, Xanthan Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Glycerin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, and 3 more.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Medium Chain Triglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Powdered Sugar, Sugar, Dextrose, Invert Sugar, and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Annatto, Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

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