Strawberry and Cream Paste Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Strawberry and Cream Paste Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Filling [ Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Water, Sugar, Modified Starch, Strawberry Puree, Cream Powder, Strawberry Seeds, Cream Extract, Stabilizers (Cellulose, Carboxymethul Cellulose), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Acidulant (Citric Acid), Artificial Color (Caramel, Carmine, Titanium Dioxide), Natural Flavor], Glaze [ Glucose Syrup, Water, Sugar, Gelificant (Pectin), Acidulant (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Octylgallate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Natural Flavor]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Acidulant (Citric Acid), Thickener (Xanthan Gum)): 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 Strawberry and Cream Paste 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: Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Sunflower).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.