Taiyo, Baumkuchen Baked Wheat Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Taiyo, Baumkuchen Baked Wheat Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Whipping Cream (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, (Palm Oil.Coconut Oil).Skim Milk Powder.Butter Sweetened Condensed Milk Egg Oil Unsweetened Condensed Milk, Corn)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids): 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 Taiyo, Baumkuchen Baked Wheat 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: Egg.Mix Powder (Wheat Flour.Sugar), Soft Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine. (Rapeseed Oil, Soybean Oil Salt,Skim Milk Powder.Lecithin.Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids Artificial Flavoras Corbic Acid.Carotin (Coloring).Water), Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Water.Processed Oil. (Invert Sugar.Rapeseed Oil-Water. Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids.Carotin (Coloring).Glucose. Maltose Maltotriose.Dextrin).Rum.Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate,Aluminum Potassium Sulfate.Potassium Acid Tartrate,Corn Starch).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.