11/13 ingredients recognized
Extra Moist Deluxe Cake Mix
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Flagged concerns
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
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.
vegetable shortening leavening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening ([contains one or more of the following: palm oil and/or soybean oil], propylene glycol monoesters, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin) leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: propylene glycol mono - and diglycerides, wheat starch, natural and artificial flavor, lecithin, cellulose gum, guar gum, color (yellow 5, yellow 6), citric acid.