23/27 ingredients recognized
Chocolate lover's cake mix with chocolate frosting mug cakes
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Flagged concerns
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.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
invert sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Frosting: sugar, invert sugar, canola oil, palm oil, water, cocoa powder (alkalized), corn syrup, less than 2% of: mono and diglycerides, salt, corn starch, natural flavor, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid. cake mix: sugar, wheat flour, cocoa powder processed with alkali, palm and palm kernel oil, wheat starch, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, eggs, cocoa powder, natural flavor, soy lecithin, whey.