Is Cupcake Safe? Ingredient Analysis
Fresh Easy Neighborhood Market
Fresh Easy Neighborhood Market's Cupcake is reviewed here as a food. Zerotox gives it 55/100 based on the current ingredient profile, so it shows multiple flagged ingredients that may matter for sensitive users.
The ingredient review below focuses especially on Shortening, Stabilizer, Baking Powder.
55 / 100
Why score is 55
The composition includes several synthetic and processed ingredients like palm oil and sodium aluminum sulfate, raising quality and safety concerns. The presence of multiple additives indicates a highly processed product.
Main concern
Contains palm oil in shortening, raising concerns about sustainability and health.
Why it matters: This ingredient is flagged in our analysis based on regulatory and scientific sources. Check the Ingredients section for details and see Data sources for methodology.
Regulation status: Ingredient safety is assessed from EU/EPA/CIR and similar databases; formulations may vary. Always read the product label.
Pros
- Contains fruit-based berry sauce, providing some natural flavor and color.
- Includes enriched wheat flour, which adds some vitamins and minerals.
Concerns
- Contains palm oil in shortening, raising concerns about sustainability and health.
- Includes sodium aluminum sulfate in baking powder, which is a synthetic additive with potential health concerns.
Who should avoid this product?
This formula may not suit:
- people with sensitive skin or fragrance sensitivity
- users trying to avoid sulfates
- people avoiding animal-derived ingredients
Ingredients breakdown
Below, each ingredient is described in the context of this food, not just listed as a raw label.
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Is Sugar safe in this food?
Medium
Sugar is used here as sweetener. Sugar is used as a primary sweetener in this cupcake, contributing to its sweetness but raising concerns about excessive sugar intake.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: Sugar
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Is Berry Sauce safe in this food?
Medium
Berry Sauce is used here as flavor. Berry sauce contains various fruits and additives, providing flavor but also includes sugar and natural flavors, which may raise quality concerns.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: berry sauce (sugar, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, water, corn starch, rice starch, natural flavor, pectin, locust bean gum, citric acid, purple carrot concentrate for color)
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Is Enriched Wheat Flour safe in this food?
Medium
Enriched Wheat Flour is used here as base. Enriched wheat flour adds some nutrients but is a processed ingredient that may not provide the same benefits as whole grains.
Role in formula: base
Original: enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
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Is Canola Oil safe in this food?
Medium
Canola Oil is used here as base. Canola oil is a common cooking oil that is refined, raising concerns about processing and potential trans fats.
Role in formula: base
Original: canola oil
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Is Water safe in this food?
Good
Water is used here as base. Water is a necessary ingredient for moisture in the cupcake, posing no quality concerns.
Role in formula: base
Original: water
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Is Shortening safe in this food?
Bad
Shortening is used here as base. Shortening contains palm oil and emulsifiers, which are highly processed and raise health and sustainability concerns.
Role in formula: base
Original: shortening (palm oil, mono-and di-glycerides, polysorbate 60)
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Is Stabilizer safe in this food?
Bad
Stabilizer is used here as emulsifier. The stabilizer includes maltodextrin and modified starches, which are processed ingredients that may raise quality concerns.
Role in formula: emulsifier
Original: stabilizer (maltodextrin, soluble corn fiber, modified whey, modified corn starch, salt, natural flavor)
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Is Eggs safe in this food?
Good
Eggs is used here as base. Eggs provide structure and moisture to the cupcake, contributing positively to its quality.
Role in formula: base
Original: eggs
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Is Peanut Butter safe in this food?
Medium
Peanut Butter is used here as flavor. Peanut butter adds flavor and protein but contains added sugar and palm oil, raising some concerns.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: peanut butter (peanut, dextrose, palm oil, salt)
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Is Corn Starch safe in this food?
Medium
Corn Starch is used here as thickener. Corn starch is used as a thickening agent, which is processed and may not provide significant nutritional benefits.
Role in formula: thickener
Original: corn starch
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Is Vanilla Extract safe in this food?
Good
Vanilla Extract is used here as flavor. Vanilla extract adds natural flavor to the cupcake, contributing positively to its overall quality.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: vanilla extract
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Is Baking Soda safe in this food?
Good
Baking Soda is used here as leavening agent. Baking soda is a common leavening agent that helps the cupcake rise, posing no quality concerns.
Role in formula: leavening agent
Original: baking soda
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Is Baking Powder safe in this food?
Bad
Baking Powder is used here as leavening agent. Baking powder contains sodium aluminum sulfate, a synthetic additive that raises health concerns.
Role in formula: leavening agent
Original: baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate)
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Is Salt safe in this food?
Good
Salt is used here as flavor. Salt enhances flavor in the cupcake and is a common ingredient, posing no quality concerns.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: salt
How we score
Our safety scores and ingredient breakdowns are based on regulatory and scientific sources. See Data sources & methodology and How Zerotox works for full details.
Product info
Product ID: 3945826
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Allergens detected: peanut
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