S'mores Mini Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 67 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
37 listed · 11 flagged for reviewCAKE: SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG, WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND SOYBEAN), COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ICING: ICING SUGAR, NON-HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA, PALM, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS), GLUCOSE SYRUP, OF: ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SKIM MILK POWDER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POTASSIUM SORBATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, TURMERIC, MALTOL, POLYSORBATE 60. TOPPING: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GRAHAM FLOUR, PALM OIL, MOLASSES, SODIUM BICARBONATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, S'mores Mini Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Modified Fats (Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils), Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Artificial Flavors (Of: Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
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 S'mores Mini Cupcakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Soy Protein Concentrate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Modified Cellulose, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cake: Sugar, Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Canola And Soybean), Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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