Tuxedo Bar Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Tuxedo Bar Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract): 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 Tuxedo Bar 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, Chocolate Glaze (Sugar, Soybean Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla), Semi-Sweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Chocolate Decoration (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dry Whole Milk, Chocolate Liquor, Whey Powder, Lactose, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Butter Oil, Natural Vanilla Flavoring), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Yellow Cake (Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Dry Egg Whites, Soybean Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Food Starch-Modified, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Dry Egg Yolk, Dextrose, Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Sorbitan Monostearate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Water, Corn Syrup, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Polysorbate 80, Glycerin, Corn Oil, Beta-Carotene [Color], Tocopherols [Preservative], Caramel Color).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.