White Elegance Cake
The processing score reflects 48 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 7 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL, EGG WHITES. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, EGG YOLK, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE), NONFAT MILK, SALT, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, EMULSIFIERS (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60), TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM ACETATE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY FLOUR, MILK, COCOA BUTTER, WHEAT FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, CARNAUBA WAX, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, GUM ARABIC, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, White Elegance Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Egg Whites. Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polysorbate 60), Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Carnauba Wax): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Elegance Cake'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: Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers 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: High Oleic Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Disodium Pyrophosphate).
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 Acetate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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