19/22 ingredients recognized
cake mix
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
canola lecithin
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
mono-and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
red 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
bht contains a bioengineereed food ingredient
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
artificial flavors
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
rice flour, sugar, potato starch, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), pea fiber, contains 2% or less of: tapioca starch, cellulose, canola oil, corn starch, natural and artificial flavors, salt, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono-and diglycerides, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, canola lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, yellow 5, red 40, citric acid and bht (antioxidants). contains a bioengineereed food ingredient