White Iced White Cupcakes
The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
29 listed · 11 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALTITOL, POLYDEXTROSE, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE EGGS, PALM OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS WITH BHT AND CITRIC ACID AS PRESERVATIVES, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN. PROPYLENE GLYCOL, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, CELLULOSE GUM, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CORN SYRUP, POLYSORBATE 80, GLYCERINE. CARAMEL COLOR, WHEAT STARCH, SILICON DIOXIDE, CITRIC ACID, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, SUCRALOSE, SODIUM CITRATE, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, White Iced White Cupcakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
- Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Soy Lecithin. Propylene Glycol, +4 more): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Iced White Cupcakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Polydextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters With Bht And Citric Acid As Preservatives, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acesulfame Potassium, Sodium Citrate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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