10/13 ingredients recognized
Meijer, moist select, classic yellow cake mix
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Flagged concerns
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.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening with emulsifier
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: soybean oil, cottonseed oil) with emulsifier (propylene glycol monoesters, mono - and diglycerides, lecithin), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), food starch-modified, salt, dextrose, wheat starch, cellulose gum, guar gum, artificial flavor, color (yellow 5, yellow 6), preservative (citric acid, bht).