Plant-based foods
Bake Shop Lemon slice cake
8 slices, 1.51 oz per slice
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 30
Bake Shop Lemon slice cake scores 30 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 11 points Sugars 25.6 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Lemon slice cake
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 25.6 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 4.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 372 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 70 = 30
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [13]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 372 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 18.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.5 g |
| Sugars | 25.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 4.7 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 1 slice (43 g)
Ingredients
- enriched wheat flour
- wheat flour
- niacin
- reduced iron
- thiamine mononitrate
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- sugar (high concern)
- soybean oil
- eggs
- water
- buttermilk
- cultured lowfat milk
- nonfat milk
- butter
- cream
- milk
- natural flavor
- lemon zest
- lemon peel
- sugar (high concern)
- lemon oil
- natural flavor
- leavening
- baking soda
- sodium acid pyrophosphate
- monocalcium phosphate
- food starch-modified
- dry whole milk
- whey
Label text, as published
enriched wheat flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, sugar, soybean oil, eggs, water, buttermilk, cultured lowfat milk, nonfat milk, butter, cream, milk, natural flavor, lemon zest, lemon peel, sugar, lemon oil, natural flavor, leavening, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, food starch-modified, dry whole milk, whey
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Bake Shop
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org