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Betty Crocker Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Mix 425g

Contains emulsifiers and gums

This cake mix has a complete ingredient list and provides nutrition per 72 g serving. It contains palm fat, emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesDairy-freeVegetarianContains wheatContains corn
$10.79 425g · lowest price at British Essentials
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
231caloriesPer serving · 1/12th of cake (72g) baked without icing
Protein
—
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
300mg
Saturated fat
2.5g
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Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (6%), Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates), Palm Fat, Emulsifiers (Propane-1,2-Diol Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate), Corn Starch, Salt, Stabilizers (Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Xanthan Gum)
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%56
Ingredients · counts 30%50
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 56 · 23 g added sugar per 1/12th of cake (72g) baked without icing; otherwise typical for snacks and sweets
Ingredients 50 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Wheat flour (refined starch, −6); 3 more
Processing 25 · Emulsifiers, stabilizers and refined flour make this a highly formulated mix.
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugar and flour dominate; no product-specific origin or growing claims.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no specific sourcing or production details.
Contains palm fat
Contains emulsifiers and stabilizers
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−32 for sugar, wheat flour, corn starch
Varies by additive−18 for added phosphates, mono- and diglycerides, methylcellulose
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Wheat Flour Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (6%) Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates) Palm Fat Emulsifiers (Propane-1,2-Diol Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate) Corn Starch Salt Stabilizers (Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Xanthan Gum)
9 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 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.
Methylcellulose (E461)ThickenerLimited risk
Plant-fibre thickener common in meat alternatives; considered safe, a marker of processed food.
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.
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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