22/27 ingredients recognized
Pillsbury Bakers Plus Yellow Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
Soybean Oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
Yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
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
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.
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), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Eggs With Sodium Silicoaluminate, Nonfat Milk, Egg White, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters, Sorbitan Monostearate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides, Calcium Acetate, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Artificial Flavor, Yellow 5 And Red 40, Soy Flour.