Variety Cake
Processing Score
72.6Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 243 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
00049800155237
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size79 g
Amount per serving
Calories
330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g
17%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Sodium 240mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 50g
18%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 40g
Includes 39g Added Sugars
78%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 30mg
2%
Iron 1mg
6%
Potassium 60mg
1%
* 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
58 listed · 22 flagged for reviewCARAMEL CAKE - SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, THE FOLLOWING: LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ALSO CONTAINS: EGG WHITES, CARAMEL FLAVORED CONFECTIONARY SPREAD (CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [CONDENSED MILK, SUGAR], WATER, PALM OIL, CREAM, GLYCERIN, PECTIN, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS [POTASSIUM SORBATE]), SKIM MILK, MOLASSES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, DEXTROSE, WHEY, CORN SYRUP, REDUCED MINERALS WHEY POWDER, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES SODIUM CASEINATE, GUAR GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, ASCORBIC ACID, RED VELVET CAKE - SUGAR, ALSO CONTAINS: CREAM CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS [CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), BUTTERMILK, EGG WHITES, COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), SODIUM CASEINATE, RED 40, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CHOCOLATE CAKE - SUGAR, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT), HEAVY CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT MILK, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80, SALT, GUAR GUM), PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARROT CAKE - SUGAR, ALSO CONTAINS: CARROTS, CREAM CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), CRUSHED PINEAPPLE, INVERT SUGAR, CINNAMON, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Variety Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch, Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Sodium Steroyl Lactylate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Variety 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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Alkali Processed.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Cake - Sugar, Caramel Flavored Confectionary Spread (Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Condensed Milk, Sugar], Water, Palm Oil, Cream, Glycerin, Pectin, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, To Preserve Freshness [Potassium Sorbate]), Molasses, Dextrose, and 6 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And Soybean Oils, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Annatto Extract, To Preserve Freshness [Calcium Disodium Edta], Vitamin A Palmitate), and 1 more.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: The Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Leavening (Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate).
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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