10/14 ingredients recognized
America's choice, deluxe red velvet cake mix
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Flagged concerns
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
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, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: [palm oil and/or soybean oil] with emulsifier [propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin]), modified corn starch, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), emulsifier (propylene glycol mono - and diesters, mono and diglycerides), cocoa (processed with alkali), color (red 40), salt, cellulose gum, guar gum, lecithin, preservative (bht and citric acid).