Tres Leches Style Cake
The processing score reflects 45 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and cholesterol.
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Ingredients
16 listed · 6 flagged for reviewSKIM MILK, WATER, SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR WITH ADDED ZINC (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC OXIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME, ASCORBIC ACID, ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER), EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, EGG YOLKS, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP, THE FOLLOWING: PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING (CALCIUM CARBONATE, BAKING SODA, ALUMINUM SODIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), SALT, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, POLYSORBATE 60, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID), FUMARIC ACID, CARBOHYDRATE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, CARRAGEENAN, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40), COLORED WITH BETA CAROTENE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Tres Leches Style Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Alkali Processed): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Caseinate A Milk Derivative, Modified Cornstarch, Dipotassium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Artificial Flavor, To Preserve Freshness Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Propionate, Tbhq, Citric Acid , Fumaric Acid, Carbohydrate Gum, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Carrageenan, Artificial Colors Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40 , Colored With Beta Carotene): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Tres Leches Style 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.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour With Added Zinc (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron As Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Enzyme, Ascorbic Acid, Added As A Dough Conditioner).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: The Following: Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Calcium Carbonate, Baking Soda, Aluminum Sodium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
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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