25/31 ingredients recognized
Apple Caramel Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
SOYBEAN OIL
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
CORN SYRUP SOLIDS CARAMEL POUCH: SUGAR
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
DEXTROSE
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
MALTODEXTRIN
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
CARAMEL COLOR
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
CONTAINS OR LESS OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
Full ingredient list
MIX: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, DEXTROSE, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, MON-AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID [ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), DEHYDRATED APPLES, SOYBEAN OIL, APPLE FLAVOR (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [PALM, PALM KERNEL], WHEAT FLOUR, MALIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 5 LAKE). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUM ARABIC, CAFFEINE, CARAMEL COLOR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS. CARAMEL POUCH: SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (PALM OIL), NONFAT DRY MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, COLORED WITH (CARAMEL COLOR), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, KARAYA GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, CYSTEINE, GUAR AND XANTHAN GUM.