- Brand
- Pillsbury
- Made by
- Hometown Food Company
- Kind
- cake mix
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Moist Supreme Classic Yellow Cake Mix
Classic yellow cake mix from the Moist Supreme line.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5
- Corn syrupNone listed
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsCanola oil
- PreservativesBHT
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
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | Synthetic dyes | RED 40 |
| Yellow 5 | Synthetic dyes | YELLOW 5 |
| Canola oil | Seed oils | CANOLA OIL |
| BHT | Preservatives | BHT |
Ingredients as listed
Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Canola Oil, Dextrose, Salt, Corn Starch, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Mono- And Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Red 40, Yellow 5, Citric Acid And BHT (Antioxidants).
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 cake mix first, then the rest of the baking mixes, frosting and sprinkles aisle. Each fails fewer than 3 of the checks; fewest flags first.
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Flagged ingredients1Canola oil
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Flagged ingredients2Yellow 5, Soybean oil
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Flagged ingredients3Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Corn syrup
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Flagged ingredients3Red 40, Yellow 5, Canola oil
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Flagged ingredients0None of the listed ingredients
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Flagged ingredients0None of the listed ingredients
Passes all five checks