27/38 ingredients recognized
Hallowween Scream Premium Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
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
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.
modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
modified food starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
modified food starch
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
vegetable shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
Full ingredient list
Chocolate cake mix ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa (processed with alkali), vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: palm oil and/or soybean oil with emulsifier [propylene glycol mono - and diesters, mono - and diglycerides and soy lecithin] with preservative [bht, citric acid]), dextrose, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of: salt, cellulose gum, guar um, artificial flavor. white cake mix ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening ([contains one or more of the following: palm oil, and/or soybean oil] with emulsifier [propylene glycol mono - and diesters. mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin] with preservative [bht, citric acid]), modified corn starch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of: salt, dextrose, artificial flavor, xanthan gum. orange color ingredients: water, sugar, propylene glycol, yellow #6, red #40, yellow #5, modified food starch, xanthan gum, red #3, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, blue #1. purple color ingredients: water, sugar, propylene glycol, red #3, blue #1, modified food starch, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate.