9/13 ingredients recognized
Cake mix extra moist lemon
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Flagged concerns
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
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
vegetable shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: palm and/or soybean oil with emulsifier [propylene glycol mono and diesters, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin], preservatives [bht, citric acid]), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of: modified cornstarch, dextrose, salt, wheat starch, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gum, guar gum, color (yellow 5, yellow 6).