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Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix

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Ingredients · 26

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories395 kcal170 kcal
Fat6.98 g3 g
Saturated fat4.65 g2 g
Carbohydrates81.4 g35 g
Sugars51.16 g22 g
Fiber0 g0 g
Protein2.33 g1 g
Sodium0.74 g0.32 g
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Common questions

Is Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix healthy?

Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 1g protein and 22g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix?

Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix lists 26 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin and Reduced Iron. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix?

170 kcal per serving, or 395 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix?

Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix compare to other baking ingredients?

At 5/100 Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix organic?

Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix is not certified organic in our data.

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