30/37 ingredients recognized
Mug Treats Triple Chocolate Cake Mix with Fudge Frosting
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
skim milk contains or less of: 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.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
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.
polysorbate 60
Synthetic emulsifier; similar gut microbiome disruption concerns as polysorbate 80
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), cocoa processed with alkali, water, palm and canola oil, skim milk. contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, corn starch, high fructose corn syrup, cellulose powder, modified corn starch, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), whey protein isolate, egg white, cocoa, salt, buttermilk, distilled monoglycerides, whey, soy lecithin, butter, sodium caseinate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural and artificial flavor, sodium alginate, citric acid, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, color added.