Pink Lemonade Cake
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
19 listed · 5 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, EGGS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL (WITH MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), PALM OIL (WITH MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), PINK LEMONADE MIX (SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, CALCIUM FUMARATE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, RED 40 LAKE), TOCOPHEROLS), NONFAT DRY MILK, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, INVERT SUGAR, LEMON JUICE POWDER (CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL, SILICON DIOXIDE), GLUCOSE, AGAR, CITRIC ACID, COTTONSEED OIL, EGG ALBUMEN, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (CONTAINS BLUE 1, BLUE 2, RED 3, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, TITANIUM DIOXIDE), SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pink Lemonade Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil (With Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Colors (Contains Blue 1, Blue 2, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Titanium Dioxide)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Agar): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Pink Lemonade 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, Invert Sugar, Lemon Juice Powder (Corn Syrup Solids, Lemon Juice Solids, Lemon Oil, Silicon Dioxide).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil (With Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Cottonseed Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Pink Lemonade Mix (Sugar, Fructose, Citric Acid, Contains Less Than 2% Of Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Citrate, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Fumarate, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Color (Red 40, Red 40 Lake), Tocopherols).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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