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Little Debbie
Flavor:
Chocolate Fall Party Cakes
Ingredients:
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [vitamin B1], Riboflavin [vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Water, Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Dextrose, Cocoa, Soybean Oil. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Flour, Toppers (Sugar, Corn Starch, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin, Dextrin, Confectioners Glaze, Red #40 Lake, Yellow #6 Lake, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Carnauba Wax, Yellow #5 Lake), Egg Whites, Whey (Milk), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Salt, Corn Starch, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sorbic Acid (To Preserve Freshness), Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Artificial Colors (Includes Red #40), Citric Acid, Potato Starch, Whey Protein Concentrate.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the Little Debbie Chocolate Fall Party Cakes offer limited benefits for those seeking cleaner food options. This product is not organic and utilizes genetically modified ingredients, both of which contribute to its low rating. The ingredient list includes a variety of added sugars, such as sugar and citric acid, as well as dextrose and corn syrup, which are less favorable forms of added sugar. The presence of these sugars significantly impacts the product’s score.
Moreover, the cakes contain a range of potentially harmful additives, including natural and artificial flavors, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers like diglycerides, and surfactants such as polysorbate 60 and 80. The inclusion of soy lecithin, a common emulsifier, along with artificial colors like Yellow 6 and Red 40, further detracts from the product’s overall rating. Particularly concerning are the known harmful additives, specifically artificial flavors, TBHQ—a preservative, and additional artificial colors, including Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40.
The product also features oils that are considered harmful, including soybean oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil. The use of these oils is another reason for the deduction in the product’s score. Additionally, the presence of artificial flavors compounds the negative aspects of this food item.
Taking into account the extensive list of unfavorable ingredients, the Little Debbie Chocolate Fall Party Cakes are not recommended for those seeking healthier, cleaner food alternatives. The product’s composition, with its non-organic status, GMO ingredients, added sugars, harmful additives, and objectionable oils, places it at the lowest end of the green leaf rating scale. Consumers are advised to consider other options that align better with a clean eating philosophy.
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