21/25 ingredients recognized
Pillsbury, Moist Supreme, Premium Cake Mix, Caramel Apple, Caramel Apple
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Flagged concerns
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Contains trans fats; strongly linked to cardiovascular disease.
Artificial Color
Broad catch-all for synthetic dyes; ADHD links; potential carcinogens.
Tbhq
Vision disturbances and DNA damage in animals; possible carcinogen at high doses.
Diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
Artificial Flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
Contains Or Less Of: Dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
Cellulose Gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
Polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Dextrose, Wheat Starch, Salt, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Mono And Diglycerides, Cellulose, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Caseinate, Artificial Color, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearate, Datem, Tbhq And Citric Acid (Antioxidants).