12/13 ingredients recognized
Yellow Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
YELLOW 6
Hyperactivity; allergic reactions; contaminated with carcinogens benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.
YELLOW 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
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
CELLULOSE GUM
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
VEGETABLE SHORTENING
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
SUGAR
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, EMULSIFIERS [PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN], PRESERVATIVES [BHT, CITRIC ACID]), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, WHEAT STARCH, SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.