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Betty Crocker Red Velvet Chocolate Cake Mix 450g

Contains sugar

A red velvet cake mix with sugar, wheat flour, palm fat and cocoa. It also contains emulsifiers, colourings and flavourings.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesDairy-freeVegetarianContains wheatContains corn
$10.79 450 g · lowest price at British Essentials
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
253caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
—
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
200mg
Saturated fat
2.3g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Palm Fat, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (3%), Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Corn Starch, Emulsifiers (Propane-1,2-Dioli Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate), Salt, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Colours (Carmines, Paprika Extract), Flavourings, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%66
Ingredients · counts 30%50
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%52
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 66 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less saturated fat (2.3 g); 17 g added sugar per 100g
Ingredients 50 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Wheat flour (refined starch, −6); 3 more
Processing 25 · Mix contains emulsifiers, xanthan gum, colours and flavourings
Sourcing 35 · Sugar, wheat flour and palm fat have no stated sourcing
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but flavourings are unspecified
Contains palm fat, emulsifiers and colourings
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−32 for sugar, wheat flour, corn starch
Varies by additive−18 for added phosphates, mono- and diglycerides, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Wheat Flour Palm Fat Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (3%) Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates) Corn Starch Emulsifiers (Propane-1,2-Dioli Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate) Salt Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum) Colours (Carmines, Paprika Extract) Flavourings Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)
12 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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