Red Velvet Kringle

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Red Velvet Kringle 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.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 & 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Red Velvet Kringle'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.

Plant ProteinsUPF marker

In this product: Soy Protein.

Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Red Velvet Cake (Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg White, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Egg Yolk With Sodium Silicoaluminate, Modified Tapioca Starch, Dextrose, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Sorbitan Monostearate, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Nonfat Milk, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Calcium Acetate, Guar Gum, Red 40, Cellulose Gum, Soy Flour), Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Margarine (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Colored With Annatto/Turmeric, Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative Artificial Butter Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added.), Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.