Snacks

2 LAYER CAKE

Name: 2 LAYER CAKE
Brand: Dean's Cake House, Inc.

Dean's Cake House, Inc.

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 57 of 74 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict

No refined industrial oils: Soybean oil, palm kernel oils, vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated soy oil, cottonseed oil, soy oil
No high fructose corn syrup: High fructose corn syrup
No artificial dyes: Yellow 5, yellow 6

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 851823004061 · Standard v2.2

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Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 57 of 74 ingredients identified

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Caused the verdict

No refined industrial oilsSoybean oil, palm kernel oils, vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated soy oil, cottonseed oil, soy oil
No high fructose corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup
No artificial dyesYellow 5, yellow 6
No carrageenanCarrageenan gum

Could not be determined

Added sugar within limitNo added-sugars line; total sugars 41g per serving cannot rule the 4g limit in or out.

Passed

No prohibited ingredients
No added corn syrup or refined fructose
No artificial sweeteners
No synthetic preservatives
No brominated oils

Ingredients identified: 57 of 74Not identified: CAKE: SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), PALM &

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What It Is

soybean oil
high fructose corn syrup
Yellow 5
carrageenan
41.0g sugar per serving
Niacin
Riboflavin
Xanthan Gum
Guar Gum
Citric Acid
Lactic Acid
Carob Bean Gum
Potassium Sorbate
Sodium Benzoate

Sources

What this check read.

SourceHigherBar catalog
UPC851823004061
Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
Standard versionv2.2

Calories340.4

Protein2g4% DV

Total fat13g17% DV

Saturated fat3g15% DV

Fiber0g0% DV

Total sugars41g

Sodium279.7mg12% DV

As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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