22/29 ingredients recognized
Crafty Cooking Kits, Disney Frozen Chocolate Cupcake Kit
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Flagged concerns
cottonseed oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.
titanium dioxide color
Whitening agent; EU-banned as food additive since 2022 (E171) over genotoxicity concerns; nanoparticle accumulation.
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.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
food starch-modified
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
Full ingredient list
Chocolate cupcake mix: sugar, enriched cake flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa (processed with alkali), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), skim milk solids, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate). sanding sugar: sugar, carnauba wax, icing pen: sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, water, corn syrup, mono and diglycerides, salt, food starch-modified (corn), potassium sorbate (preservative), titanium dioxide color, polysorbate 60, artificial flavor, citric acid, blue 1, frosting mix: confectioners' sugar (sugar, corn starch), natural and artificial flavors.