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Is Baker's Corner Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix ultra-processed?

183. oz Cake mixes Sold in the United States

Pack of Baker's Corner Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed cake mixes

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sugar, flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, canola oil, corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

sugar, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, canola oil, corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 61 cake mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 87% of the cake mixes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 61 cake mixes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100118919, last edited 15 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.