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5IN RAINBOW VANILLA BUTTERCREAM CAKE

Name: 5IN RAINBOW VANILLA BUTTERCREAM CAKE
Brand: PALERMO DESSERTS

PALERMO DESSERTS

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 31 of 51 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict

No refined industrial oils: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil
No artificial dyes: Yellow #6 lake, yellow #5 dye, yellow #5 lake, blue #1 lake, red #40 lake, red #3 dye
No synthetic preservatives: Tbhq and citric acid added to help preserve freshness

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 0850008678684 · Standard v2.2

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Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 31 of 51 ingredients identified

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Caused the verdict

No refined industrial oilsSoybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil
No artificial dyesYellow #6 lake, yellow #5 dye, yellow #5 lake, blue #1 lake, red #40 lake, red #3 dye
No synthetic preservativesTbhq and citric acid added to help preserve freshness

Could not be determined

Added sugar within limitNo added-sugar data for this product.

Passed

No prohibited ingredients
No high fructose corn syrup
No added corn syrup or refined fructose
No artificial sweeteners
No carrageenan
No brominated oils

Ingredients identified: 31 of 51Not identified: VANILLA CAKE (SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SOYBEAN OIL, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, EGGS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY.), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE)

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What It Is

soybean oil
TBHQ
Niacin
Riboflavin
Citric Acid

Sources

What this check read.

SourceHigherBar catalog
UPC0850008678684
Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
Standard versionv2.2

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