Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Betty Crocker Wicked Reveal Cupcake Kit
Cooking & Baking
📊 NOVA 4

Betty Crocker Wicked Reveal Cupcake Kit

Wicked
11.40 oz
Available at Foodtown
250
Calories
2g
Protein
22g
Sugars
270mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
89
Ingredients

What You Should Know

The Betty Crocker Wicked Reveal Cupcake Kit is a brightly packaged boxed mix you’d spot in the baking aisle, shelved near other cake and cupcake mixes, frosting tubs, and seasonal party baking kits. It reads like a novelty party item — aimed at families with kids and casual bakers who want a fast, playful dessert rather than a scratch-made cake. You’ll find it on weekend-purchase impulse runs for birthdays, classroom parties, or last-minute celebrations and near seasonal holiday displays. Brand positioning leans into fun and kitsch: loud colors, cartoonish type, and a “reveal” gimmick that promises a colorful or surprising effect, speaking to parents buying an easy, eye-catching treat for children. Label characteristics are kid-directed rather than “natural” — there’s no organic certification and no health halo claims; instead the box emphasizes convenience, novelty, and visual impact. In plain processing terms, this is a shelf-stable, highly processed convenience product made from refined flours, added sugars, vegetable oils and an array of emulsifiers, gums, and artificial colors. Sensory details: once mixed and baked it produces a soft, sweet crumb with a slightly oily mouthfeel, topped by intensely colored, glossy frosting and candy-like shine from glaze agents; textures range from tender cake to sticky, sugary topping. Packaging is a colorful cardboard box containing sealed pouches — quick ritual: mix, pour, bake, and decorate, often as a shared family activity or a time-saving party hack. The product fits squarely in American grocery culture as a nostalgic, convenient treat for kid-focused celebrations.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.167
Servings per Container: 6
Calories250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat7g35%
Sodium270mg12%
Total Carbohydrate39g14%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars22g
Added Sugars21g42%
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

Sugar,, Enriched, Flour, Bleached, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Vegetable, Oil, (Palm, Kernel,, Palm,, Canola),, Corn, Syrup, Solids,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Propylene, Glycol, Monostearate,, Sodium, Caseinate,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate,, Monocalcium, Phosphate),, Acetylated, Monoglycerides,, Corn, Starch,, Dextrose,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Salt,, Mono, and, Diglycerides,, Dicalcium, Phosphate,, Silicon, Dioxide, (Anticaking, Agent),, Microcrystalline, Cellulose,, Cellulose, Gum,, Propylene, Glycol, Mono, and, Diesters,, Xanthan, Gum,, Sodium, Stearoyl, Lactylate,, Artificial, Flavor,, Color, (Reds, 40, &, 3,, Yellows, 5, &, 6,, Blue, 1),, Carnauba, Wax,, Confectioner's, Glaze..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Kernel - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Propylene Glycol Monostearate - Processed emulsifier
  • Acetylated Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Mono and Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters - Processed emulsifier
  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 3 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - 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 ingredient list contains refined flours and sugars, multiple emulsifiers, gums, artificial colors, stabilizers and other industrial additives, consistent with an ultraprocessed product (NOVA 4).

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about Betty Crocker Wicked Reveal Cupcake Kit

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! The kit is definitely a fun treat, but it’s high in sugar and contains added fats, which means it’s not exactly a health food. If you're looking for something to indulge in occasionally, it's perfect, but it might not be the best choice for your daily diet.

Perfect For

holiday-baking
back-to-school
movie-night
game-day-prep

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenient
$NaN
per package