Vanilla & Chocolate Flavored Assorted Cupcakes, Vanilla & Chocolate
The processing score reflects 59 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
47 listed · 13 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, EGGS, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY, SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, EGG WHITES, RICE FLOUR, DEXTROSE, GUAR GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, POLYSORBATE 60, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM SULFATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GUM ARABIC, YELLOW 5, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CARRAGEENAN, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, MICA BASED PEARLESCENT PIGMENT, CARNAUBA WAX, DEXTRIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, BLUE 1, WHEAT FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, CARAMEL COLOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Vanilla & Chocolate Flavored Assorted Cupcakes, Vanilla & Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Vanilla & Chocolate Flavored Assorted Cupcakes, Vanilla & Chocolate'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Gum Arabic, and 1 more.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Whey Protein Concentrate, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, High Oleic Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, 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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