18/22 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 18 of 22 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Pink Lemonade Cake
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Flagged concerns
cottonseed oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.
cottonseed oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.
artificial colors
Broad catch-all for synthetic dyes; ADHD links; potential carcinogens.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
glucose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
bleached wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
invert sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, water, bleached wheat flour, eggs, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil (with mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), palm oil (with mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), pink lemonade mix (sugar, fructose, citric acid, contains less than 2% of maltodextrin, natural flavor, ascorbic acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium citrate, magnesium oxide, calcium fumarate, soy lecithin, artificial color (red 40, red 40 lake), tocopherols), contains less than 2% of: nonfat dry milk, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), salt, natural and artificial flavors, invert sugar, lemon juice powder (corn syrup solids, lemon juice solids, lemon oil, silicon dioxide), glucose, agar, citric acid, cottonseed oil, egg albumen, artificial colors (contains blue 1, blue 2, red 3, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, titanium dioxide), soy lecithin.