White Chocolate Raspberry Gooey Butter Cake Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Contains Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil)With Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (As Preservatives)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Pectin): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 White Chocolate Raspberry Gooey Butter Cake Mix'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.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavors.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Packet 1: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 . Packet 2: Confectioner'S Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, 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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Corn Starch (To Prevent Caking). Packet 3: White Chocolate Powder (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate - A Milk Derivative, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Dipotassium Phosphate, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Silico Aluminate, Salt, Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier, Calcium, Carrageenan, Artificial Color). Packet 4: Sugar, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.