German Cake
Processing Score
20.1Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 33 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
713757871525
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size48 g
Amount per serving
Calories
200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g
9%
Saturated Fat 2.5g
13%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 230mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 31g
11%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 17g
Includes 16g Added Sugars
32%
Protein 3g
Vitamin D 3.8mcg
19%
Calcium 80mg
6%
Iron 1.1mg
6%
Potassium 50mg
1%
* 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
15 listed · 6 flagged for reviewENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GRANULATED SUGAR, WATER, EGGS, SHORTENING SPECIAL PURPOSE FOR BAKING (PALM OIL), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)(AS LEAVENING AGENT), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), SWEET WHEY POWDER, MARGARINE (LIQUID SOYBEAN OIL, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA* (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), PHOSPHORIC ACID (ACIDULANT), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN D3), SALT, SORBIC ACID (AS PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, YELLOW 5, FD&C RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, German Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Fd&C Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, 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 German 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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Granulated Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening Special Purpose For Baking (Palm Oil), Vegetable Oil (Palm).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate)(As Leavening Agent).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Liquid Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Disodium Edta* (To Preserve Freshness), Phosphoric Acid (Acidulant), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin D3).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid (As Preservative).
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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