The processing score reflects 59 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
49 listed · 21 flagged for reviewENRICHED BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, RASPBERRIES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, EGGS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, YEAST, NONFAT DRY MILK, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, LEAVENINGS (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHEAT STARCH, BETA CAROTENE, DRIED WHOLE EGGS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AGAR, GUAR GUM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, BROWN SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SOY LECITHIN, CORN SYRUP, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SODIUM PROPIONATE, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, HONEY, ENZYMES, SALT, INVERT SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1, RED 40, POLYSORBATE 60.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Danish 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 Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Dough Conditioners (Azodicarbonamide): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
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 Danish'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.
- Artificial ColorsStrong UPF marker
In this product: Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 40.
Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Leavenings (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sodium Hexametaphosphate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Honey, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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