16/25 ingredients recognized
Duncan hines, decadent cake mix, triple chocolate
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil shortening
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
vegetable oil shortening contains or less of: salt
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
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
contains or less of: 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.
maltodextrin
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
bleached wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, bleached wheat flour (wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour), cocoa powder processed with alkali, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil), dextrose, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate monohydrate), emulsifier (propylene esters, mono and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), natural and artificial flavor (maltodextrin, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, natural and artificial flavoring, butter [cream, salt], leucine, caramel color). chocolate pouch: sugar, milk chocolate chunks (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, butter, soya lecithin, artificial flavor [vanillin]), cocoa processed with alkali, modified food starch, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil). contains 2% or less of: salt, maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavor, karaya gum, polysorbate 60, cysteine, guar and xanthan gum, colored with (caramel color), soy lecithin.