16/17 ingredients recognized
Strawberry supreme deliciously moist 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.
mono-and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
red 40 lake
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, canola oil, contains less than 2% of: salt, propylene glycol mono-and diesters, mono-and diglycerides, fractionated palm oil, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, natural flavor, ascorbic acid, red 40 lake, contains: wheat,