Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing: 6/10 ingredient score

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6/10

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Red 40 (Allura Red)Moderate concern

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Ingredients

Cake-sugar Bleached enriched flour Bleached wheat flour Niacin Reduced iron Thiamine mononitrate Riboflavin Folic acid Water Eggs Soybean oil Cocoa processed with alkali Modified cornstarch Nonfat milk SaltLeaveningSodium acid pyrophosphateBaking sodaMonocalcium phosphateCorn starch Vital wheat glutenEmulsifiersSorbitan monostearateMono- and diglycerides Polysorbate 60Sodium stearoyl lactylateSoy lecithin Dextrose Natural and artificial flavors Red 40 Blue 1. icing-sugarMargarinePalm oil Soybean oil Water Salt Whey Milk)Mono- and diglycerides Soy lecithin Sodium benzoatePreservativeBeta caroteneColorArtificial flavor Vitamin A palmitate)High fructose corn syrup Vegetable shortening Palm oil Canola oil Mono- and diglycerides Polysorbate 60 Maltodextrin Cream cheese powder Cream cheese solids cream Nonfat milk SaltSodium alginateLactic acidCorn syrup solids Sodium caseinate Milk Natural flavor)Cultured cream cheese Pasteurized cultured milk and cream SaltStabilizersXanthanLocust bean and guar gums Corn starch Natural and artificial flavors Milk Soy Soybean oil SaltGlucono-delta-lactoneBenzoic acidPreservativePropyl gallateAntioxidantArtificial color

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USDA FoodData Central record · updated Aug 25, 2021 · US · 8 OZ/226 g

Product data and photos from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License and CC BY-SA. Product data from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov), in the public domain.

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