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Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting
Cooking & Baking
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting

Duncan Hines
14 oz
Available at Foodtown
110
Calories
0g
Protein
16g
Sugars
45mg
Sodium
58
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting is a mainstream, convenience-oriented baking staple you would find in the baking aisle of a supermarket, shelved with other ready-to-use frostings, canned toppings, boxed cake mixes, and decorating supplies like sprinkles and icing tips. It is aimed at home bakers who want quick, familiar results for birthdays, holiday cakes, after-school cupcakes, or casual weekend baking. The brand leans on nostalgia and reliability, positioned as affordable and family-friendly leisure baking rather than artisanal or health-focused. The label emphasizes flavor and ease — whipped cream cheese taste and easy spreading — but carries no organic certification and no strong natural or health claims; colorful graphics and familiar brand logos give it mild kid-friendly appeal. In plain terms the product is a heavily processed convenience food made from refined sugars, vegetable oils, emulsifiers, stabilizers, colorants, and preservatives, designed to have a long shelf life and consistent texture. Sensory notes: the frosting is sweet and immediately perceptible as sugary cream cheese flavor, light and airy compared with dense buttercream, with a slick, spreadable mouthfeel and close-to-uniform whiteness or slightly tinted hue from added dyes. Packaging is a 14 oz can that is stirred before use; people commonly spread it directly from the can, pipe simple decorations, or refrigerate leftovers. Rituals around it include last-minute party touch-ups, easy cupcake frosting with kids, or a quick two-layer cake for celebrations. It signals convenience, festive intent, and familiar comfort in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 tbsp
Servings per Container: 15
Calories110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat5g6%
Saturated Fat2.5g13%
Sodium45mg2%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Total Sugars16g
Added Sugars16g32%
Protein0g
* 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

Sugar,, Water,, Palm, Oil,, Corn, Syrup,, Canola, Oil,, Contains, Less, than, 2%, of:, Mono-, and, Diglycerides,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Cellulose, Gum,, Cellulose, Gel,, Modified, Gum, Acacia,, Salt,, Polysorbate, 60,, Potassium, Sorbate, (Preservative),, Sodium, Stearoyl, Lactylate,, Tocopherols, and, Ascorbyl, Palmitate, (Antioxidants),, Sodium, Acid, Pyrophosphate,, Citric, Acid,, Titanium, Dioxide, (Color),, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Lactic, Acid,, Yellow, 5,, Red, 40..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Mono- and Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Polysorbate 60 - Processed emulsifier
  • Potassium Sorbate - Synthetic preservative
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined sugars, multiple vegetable oils, emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives, which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods, so it fits NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting

Well, that really depends on your definition of healthy! If you're looking at it through the lens of a traditional diet, it’s packed with sugar and fats, which can be a treat in moderation. But if you're comparing it to a salad, then, yeah, it’s not exactly a health food. Just remember, it’s all about balance!

Perfect For

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weekend-brunch
cupcake-decorating

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