13/15 ingredients recognized
Extra moist, red velvet deluxe cake mix, red velvet
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Flagged concerns
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
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, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, vegetable shortening ([contains one or more of the following: palm oil and/or soybean oil] propylene glycol monoesters, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin), modified corn starch, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), cocoa (processed with alkali), contains 2% or less of each of the following: propylene glycol mono - and diesters, mono - and diglycerides, color (red 40), salt, cellulose gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, citric acid.