Brand
Pillsbury
Made by
Hometown Food Company
Aisle
Baking mixes, frosting and sprinkles
Kind
frosting

Pillsbury

Pillsbury Funfetti Vanilla Frosting

Vanilla tub frosting with sprinkle-style candy bits mixed in.

Label check

Flagged ingredients6

Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Red 40Synthetic dyesRED 40
Yellow 5Synthetic dyesYELLOW 5
Yellow 6Synthetic dyesYELLOW 6
Blue 1Synthetic dyesBLUE 1
Corn syrupCorn syrupCORN SYRUP
Canola oilSeed oilsCANOLA OIL

Ingredients as listed

Frosting: Sugar, Palm Oil, Water, Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Canola Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Artificial Color Including Yellow 5 And Red 40, Polysorbate 60, Modified Corn Starch, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Antioxidants (Ascorbyl Palmitate, Mixed Tocopherols, Chamomile And Rosemary Extracts). Candy Bits: Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm And Palm Kernel), Modified Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Yellow 5, Carnauba Wax, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 40.

Source: Hometown Food Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More frosting first, then the rest of the baking mixes, frosting and sprinkles aisle. Each fails fewer than 3 of the checks; fewest flags first.