24/31 ingredients recognized
Bakers Plus Devil's Food Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
SOYBEAN OIL
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
DIGLYCERIDES
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
RED 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
DEXTROSE
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
MALTODEXTRIN
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, FÖLIC ACID), EGG WHITE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: EGG YOLK WITH SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CAROB POWDER, DEXTROSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS, SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NONFAT MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM ACETATE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, RED 40, SOY FLOUR. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.