Cakebabies, Coconut

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cakebabies, Coconut 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.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Cakebabies, Coconut'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: Cake Mix (Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour {Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Food Starch-Modified, Soybean Oil, Whey, Leavening {Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate}, Emulsifier Blend {Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid}, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Artificial Flavor), White Coating (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Titanium Dioxide {Color}, Natural Flavor, Vanilla), Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Flake Coconut (Coconut, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Sodium Metabisulfate {Preservative}), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Oil (With Soy Lecithin).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Emulsifier Blend (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Citric Acid, Bht {Antioxidant}).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.