19/22 ingredients recognized
Treats For Two, Carrot Cake Layer With Real Ice Cream Cheese Icing
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
yellow 6
Hyperactivity; allergic reactions; contaminated with carcinogens benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
modified cornstarch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
vegetable shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
invert sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, carrots, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, eggs, cream cheese (milk, cream [from milk], cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), crushed pineapple, brown sugar, vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, to preserve freshness [tbhq]), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto extract [for color], to preserve freshness [calcium disodium edta], vitamin a palmitate), invert sugar, contains less than 2% of the following: leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), modified cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, natural and artificial flavor, high fructose corn syrup, soy lecithin, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1.