White Cake with Whipped Icing
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
49 listed · 20 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG WHITES, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, THE FOLLOWING: LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA AND CORN STARCH, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, SALT, WHEY (A MILK DERIVATIVE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, GUAR GUM, CARBOHYDRATE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID. MAY ALSO CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN STARCH, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, RICE FLOUR, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, COCOA, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, RED 3, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, BLUE 2 LAKE, COLORED WITH (FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATES, SPIRULINA EXTRACT POWDER, BETA-CAROTENE, TURMERIC OLEORESIN, VEGETABLE JUICE, BEET JUICE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, White Cake with Whipped Icing scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca And Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Colors (Red 3, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 5, +7 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 White Cake with Whipped Icing'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.
- 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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, and 1 more.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- 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, Palm And Palm Kernel Oils.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: The Following: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium 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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