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Yellow Cake Mix, Yellow

Processing Score
11.6Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 19 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
011225072918
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size52 g
Amount per serving
Calories
220
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 2.5g
13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
2%
Sodium 330mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate 40g
15%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 2g
Calcium 80mg
6%
Iron 1.1mg
6%

* 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

9 listed · 6 flagged for review

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: BEEF FAT, TALLOW, SOYBEAN OIL)WITH EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN)AND PRESERVATIVE (BHT, CITRIC ACID), DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, GUAR GUM, YELLOW 5 AND 6.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Yellow Cake Mix, Yellow'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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate).

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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