King Soopers Chocolate Cake (Decorating Icing) — DUMP

Name: King Soopers Chocolate Cake (Decorating Icing)
Brand: King Soopers City Market

Munch or Dump rates King Soopers Chocolate Cake (Decorating Icing) by King Soopers City Market DUMP — score 17/90.

This is trans fat and Red 3 whipped into sugar paste, sold under a 'Bakery Fresh Goodness' banner. Partially hydrogenated oil is an automatic DUMP — no exceptions, no birthday clause. Even the shine comes from shellac and car wax.

Why this verdict

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil = trans fats — raises LDL, drops HDL; hard-rule DUMP with no redemption possible
Red 3 (erythrosine) — artificial dye whose FDA food authorization was revoked over carcinogenicity findings in animal studies
Sugar + corn starch + dextrin: the entire edible content is refined sweetener and starch
Four stabilizer/coating agents stacked — gum arabic, cellulose gum, carrageenan, carnauba wax — pure industrial formulation
Natural & artificial flavor added because nothing in the tube tastes like food on its own

Ingredients (13)

Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch for texture; part of the hyper-palatable structure.
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed and/or soybean) (harmful) — Source of industrial trans fat — raises bad cholesterol, lowers good, directly linked to heart disease.
rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch that completes the fast-carb triad.
Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
dextrin (moderate) — Starch-derived coating agent for browning and crunch.
confectioner's glaze (moderate) — Shellac-based shine and moisture barrier.
gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (moderate) — Includes synthetic flavoring for the vanilla taste.
Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener adding to the multi-gum stabilizer system.
Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to keep the bears from sticking.
red 3 (avoid) — FDA revoked its food authorization in January 2025 over animal cancer findings; makers have until 2027 to remove it — it's still in this box.