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Orange Pound Cake Mix

Contains 42 g added sugar

This mix includes orange oil and juice in its citrus ingredients. A serving has 42 g added sugar and the mix contains artificial flavors and colors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesDairy-freeVegetarianContains wheatContains corn
$18.00 lowest price at A Blend Above Fundraising
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
270caloriesPer serving · 1/10 package cake mix and glaze mix (72g
Protein
3g
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
42g▼
Sodium
180mg
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Cake Ingredients: Sugar, enriched wheat flour (niacin, iron (reduced), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), vanilla pudding (sugar, dextrose, food starch modified, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, vanilla (modified food starch, dextrin, fractionated coconut oil, and vanillin)), sodium phosphate, salt, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, xanthan gum, color (yellow #5, yellow #6 and titanium dioxide), crystallized orange (citric acid, orange oil, orange juice, ascorbic acid (vitamin C)), organic dried cane syrup, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), vanilla powder (dextrose, natural and artificial flavors). Glaze Ingredients: Powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch) and crystallized orange (citric acid, orange oil, orange juice), sugar
27 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%38
Ingredients · counts 30%0
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%60
Transparency · counts 10%62
Why it scores 27
Nutrition 38 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less saturated fat (0 g), less fiber (0 g); 42 g added sugar per 1/10 package cake mix and glaze mix (72g
Ingredients 0 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yellow 5 (synthetic dye, −15); 6 more
Processing 25 · Mix includes modified starch, gums, artificial flavors and added colors
Sourcing 60 · The brand says it is locally crafted in Chicago; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unnamed natural and artificial flavors
42 g added sugar
Artificial flavors and colors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−46 for sugar, enriched wheat flour
Moderate, evolving−30 for yellow 5, yellow 6
Varies by additive−39 for titanium dioxide, added phosphates, artificial flavours and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cake Ingredients: Sugar Enriched wheat flour (niacin Iron (reduced), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour) Vanilla pudding (sugar Dextrose Food starch modified Tetrasodium pyrophosphate Vanilla (modified food starch, dextrin, fractionated coconut oil, and vanillin)) Sodium phosphate Salt Mono and diglycerides Natural and artificial flavor Guar gum Xanthan gum Color (yellow #5, yellow #6 and titanium dioxide) Crystallized orange (citric acid Orange oil Orange juice Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)) Organic dried cane syrup Baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate) Vanilla powder (dextrose, natural and artificial flavors). Glaze Ingredients: Powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch) and crystallized orange (citric acid, orange oil, orange juice) Sugar
23 ingredients 9 to watch7 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives11 additives · 1 high risk
Titanium dioxide (E171)ColourHigh risk
EFSA concluded in 2021 it can no longer be considered safe (genotoxicity couldn’t be ruled out); banned in EU food since 2022.
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.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Refined (enriched or bleached) flourRefined grainLimited risk
Bran and germ are removed, so it’s low in fibre; some vitamins are added back.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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