18/22 ingredients recognized
Deluxe carrot extra moist cake mix
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Flagged concerns
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
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, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening ([contains one or more of the following: palm oil and/or soybean oil], propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin), dehydrated carrot, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of each of the following: modified corn starch, propylene glycol mono - and diesters, dextrose, mono and diglycerides, salt, cinnamon, wheat starch, spice, cellulose gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, color (caramel), lecithin, preservative (sulfite), citric acid.