19/21 ingredients recognized
Cake boss, mega milk chocolate cake mix, chocolate
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Flagged concerns
sunflower oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; refined and oxidation-prone when heated.
hydrogenated cottonseed oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono & 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
food starch-modified
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
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, water, palm oil, sunflower oil, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, sweetened condensed whole milk (pasteurized whole milk, sugar), sweet cream (cream, nonfat milk solids), corn starch, food starch-modified, salt, mono & diglycerides, soybean oil, sorbic acid (as preservatives), polysorbate 60, calcium sulfate, natural and artificial flavor, alpha tocopherols as preservative, caramel color.