Salted Caramel Cake, Salted Caramel

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Caramel Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Carnauba Wax): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60): 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 Salted Caramel Cake, Salted Caramel'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: Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, White Drops And Caramel Drops (Sugar, Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whole Milk Powder, Whey Powder, Cocoa Powder, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor, Paprika Extract), Skor Butter Toffee Bits (Sugar, Butter, Almonds, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Sugar], Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor], Salt, Sunflower Oil).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Liquid Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Each: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Acetate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.