18/22 ingredients recognized
Funfetti Radiant Red Cupcake & Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
Contains Or Less Of: Canola Oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
Red 40 Lake
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
Bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
Artificial Flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
Cellulose Gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
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, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Wheat Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Canola Oil, Salt, Cellulose, Red 40 Lake, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Corn Starch, Distilled Monoglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Soy Lecithin, Whey, Sodium Caseinate, Palm Kernel Oil, Citric Acid And Bht (Antioxidants).