Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting

Name: Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting
Brand: Duncan Hines

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Ingredients · 36

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Common questions

Is Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting healthy?

Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting 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. 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 Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting?

Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting lists 36 ingredients, starting with Cake Mix, Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour and Niacin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting contain seed oils?

Yes. Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting lists Vegetable Oil Shortening, Shortening and Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting?

Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting 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 Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting compare to other baking ingredients?

At 5/100 Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting 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 Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting organic?

Duncan Hines Golden Fudge Cake Mix & Frosting is not certified organic in our data.

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