23/28 ingredients recognized
Mug cakes confetti cake mix with vanilla frosting
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
food starch-modified
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
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.
modified cornstarch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
Full ingredient list
frosting: sugar, invert sugar, canola oil, palm oil, water, corn syrup, less than 2% of: mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, corn starch, food starch-modified, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavor, citric acid, cake mix: sugar, wheat flour, palm oil, wheat starch, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), dextrose, eggs, salt, natural flavor, canola oil, cellulose gum, color added (vegetable juice, turmeric, paprika, fruit juice), modified cornstarch,