10/12 ingredients recognized
Duncan hines, blue velvet moist cake mix, buttery vanilla
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil shortening
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
colored with blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
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
Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil shortening (palm oil), wheat starch, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate). contains 2% or less of: emulsifier (propylene esters, mono and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), natural and artificial flavor, salt, artificial flavors, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, colored with blue 1.