Yellow Cake Square with Chocolate Icing, Chocolate
Processing Score
17.2Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
049800085176
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size82 g
Amount per serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g
17%
Saturated Fat 4.5g
23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Sodium 330mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate 49g
18%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 37g
Includes 36g Added Sugars
72%
Protein 3g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 1.8mg
10%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
28 listed · 9 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGG WHITES, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, WATER, THE FOLLOWING: COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, INVERT SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA AND CORN STARCH, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, WHEY (A MILK DERIVATIVE), SALT, DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 5 LAKE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Yellow Cake Square with Chocolate Icing, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca And Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (The Following: Cocoa Alkali Processed): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60): 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 Yellow Cake Square with Chocolate Icing, 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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative).
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Invert Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Soybean 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).
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: Disodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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