17/18 ingredients recognized
Moist Supreme Lemon 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.
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.
BHT
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
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
NATURAL FLAVOR
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
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
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), CANOLA OIL, DEXTROSE, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, CELLULOSE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, YELLOW 5, CITRIC ACID, BHT.