Red, White and Blue Snack Cakes
The processing score reflects 46 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, CORN SYRUP, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PROTECT FLAVOR, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN STARCH, EGG WHITES, TOPPERS (SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, PALM AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, BLUE 1, BLUE 2 LAKE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), COCOA, EGGS, BAKING SODA, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, RED 40 LAKE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYSORBATE 80, WHEY (MILK), SOY FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Red, White and Blue Snack Cakes 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 Colors (Red 40 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate, +2 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propylene Glycol Monostearate): 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 Red, White and Blue Snack Cakes' 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: Sugar, Dextrose. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Toppers (Sugar, Rice Flour, Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oil, Confectioner'S Glaze, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Blue 1, Blue 2 Lake, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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