23/32 ingredients recognized
Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
artificial flavor
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
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.
shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
enriched wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
Full ingredient list
Icing sugar, sugar, shortening (canola, palm, modified palm and palm kernel oil), water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg, soybean and canola oil, glucose, dextrose, lemon peel, lemon juice concentrate, pectin, modified corn starch, whey powder, skim milk powder, natural and artificial flavor, citric aid, mono and diglycerides, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin, wheat gluten , butter (cream, salt), salt, sodium benzoate (preservative), diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, color (fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40 lake, fd&c yellow #5), sulphites, polysorbate 60.