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Betty Crocker Delights Supermoist Cake Mix Triple Chocolate Fudge
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Betty Crocker Delights Supermoist Cake Mix Triple Chocolate Fudge

Betty Crocker
13.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
2g
Protein
18g
Sugars
390mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
75
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Betty Crocker Delights Supermoist Cake Mix Triple Chocolate Fudge sits on the grocery store baking aisle, shelved alongside other boxed cake mixes, frosting tubs, brownie mixes, and boxed dessert kits. You'd spot its familiar Betty Crocker red logo and glossy image of a fudgy chocolate cake near seasonal displays for holidays and birthday supplies. This mix is a go-to for quick celebrations, last-minute desserts, weeknight treats, movie-night snacks, school bake sales, and holiday baking when time is tight. As a brand, Betty Crocker trades on mid-century American home-baking nostalgia, targeting busy parents and home bakers who want consistent results with minimal effort; marketing leans family-friendly, comforting, and reliable rather than artisanal. The label leans into indulgence with words like Supermoist and Triple Chocolate Fudge; it does not carry organic certification and makes no strong natural claims beyond small mentions like natural flavor in the ingredient list. In plain terms the product is a highly processed, shelf-stable prepared mix that combines enriched flours, sugars, cocoa processed with alkali, syrups, chocolate chips, and a suite of emulsifiers and stabilizers to ensure texture and shelf stability. Sensory-wise the finished cake is dense, very moist, and fudgy with a sweet, deep cocoa aroma and scattered melting chocolate chips; the dry mix is a fine powder with a foil pouch inside a cardboard box. The baking ritual is familiar: combine mix with water/eggs/oil, stir, bake, cool, and frost — often a child-friendly moment that emphasizes convenience and predictable indulgence.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.11
Servings per Container: 9
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium390mg17%
Total Carbohydrate36g13%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars18g
Added Sugars18g36%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, Bleached, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Sugar,, Cocoa, Processed, with, Alkali, (Red, Dutched, and, Dark, Dutched),, Corn, Syrup,, Chocolate, Chips, (Sugar,, Chocolate, Liquor,, Cocoa, Butter,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor),, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Monocalcium, Phosphate,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate)., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Corn, Starch,, Propylene, Glycol, Mono, and, Diesters,, Monoglycerides,, Palm, Oil,, Salt,, Dicalcium, Phosphate,, Sodium, Stearoyl, Lactylate,, Xanthan, Gum,, Cellulose, Gum,, Carob, Powder,, Artificial, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate - Processed emulsifier
  • Artificial Flavor - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The mix contains refined flours, added sugars and syrups, multiple emulsifiers and stabilizers, artificial flavor, and other industrial ingredients, fitting the NOVA level 4 profile of ultra-processed foods. Its formulation and additives are designed for long shelf life, uniform texture, and convenience rather than minimal processing.

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Delights Supermoist Cake Mix Triple Chocolate Fudge

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! This cake mix is definitely a treat, packing a good amount of sugar and carbs. If you're looking for a fun dessert for a celebration, it fits the bill, but if you're aiming for everyday health, you might want to enjoy it in moderation.

Perfect For

movie-night
holiday-baking
back-to-school

Vibe:

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