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The Bakery, Candy Corn Mini Cupcakes, Vanilla Icing

Processing Score
17.2Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
1/10Poor

The processing score reflects 43 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
078742078021
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g
13%
Saturated Fat 3.5g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 240mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 55g
20%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 42g
Protein 2g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 0.7mg
4%

* 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

32 listed · 9 flagged for review

SUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, SOYBEAN, CANOLA AND/OR PALM KERNEL), CORNSTARCH, CORN SYRUP, EGGS, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), NONFAT MILK, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, EGG WHITES, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, WHEY, WHEAT STARCH, CITRUS FIBER, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GUM ARABIC, POTASSIUM SORBATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GLYCERIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, WHEAT PROTEIN, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, DATEM, CALCIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, METHYLCELLULOSE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, The Bakery, Candy Corn Mini Cupcakes, Vanilla Icing scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
  • Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
  • Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
  • Emulsifiers (Mono-And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, +3 more): 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 The Bakery, Candy Corn Mini Cupcakes, Vanilla Icing'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, Gum Arabic, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Methylcellulose.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm, Soybean, Canola And/Or Palm Kernel).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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