18/22 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 18 of 22 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Miss kay's lemonade cake
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Flagged concerns
Yellow cake mix , partially hydrogenated soybean oil, egg white, egg yolk with sodium silicoaluminate, nonfat milk, leavening , propylene glycol, mono
Contains trans fats; strongly linked to cardiovascular disease.
butter vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
cottonseed oils)
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.
yellow 6
Hyperactivity; allergic reactions; contaminated with carcinogens benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
diglycerides, salt, sorbitan monostearate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, calcium acetate, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, guar gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor, yellow 5, red 40)
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Yellow cake mix (sugar, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, egg white, egg yolk with sodium silicoaluminate, nonfat milk, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), propylene glycol, mono and diesters of fatty acids, dextrose, modified tapioca starch, mono and diglycerides, salt, sorbitan monostearate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, calcium acetate, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, guar gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor, yellow 5, red 40), water, eggs, sugar, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt. stabilizers [carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums]), butter (pasteurized cream, salt) vegetable oil, lemon filling (water, sugar, dextrose, modified food starch (corn), partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils), contains 2% or less of the following : sodium citrate, citric acid, lemon puree, salt, natural and artificial flavor, sorbic acid, agar agar, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, lemon extract.