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Cooking Helpers Roundup

We analyzed 509 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 10)

Calories
357
Protein
11g
Great Value

Panko Bread Crumbs

Ingredients: Wheat flour bleached, canola oil, roasted garlic, salt, spices, natural flavors, yeast, onion powder, oregano, paprika, fennel, annatto, caramel color, freshness preserved by ascorbic acid.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
394
Sugar
38g
Martha White

Wild Berry Muffin Mix

Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, artificial blueberry bits (dextrose, palm oil, pregelatinized yellow corn flour, citric acid, artificial flavor, red 40 lake and blue 2 lake), artificial strawberry bits (dextrose, palm oil, pregelatinized yellow corn flour, citric acid, artificial flavor, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake and blue 1 lake), dextrose, canola oil, contains 2% or less of: leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), modified corn starch, calcium carbonate, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, salt, eggs with sodium silicoaluminate added as anticaking agent, corn starch, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, calcium sulfate, niacin, iron, citric acid and bht (antioxidants), vitamin b6 hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin b12.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
350
Sugar
0g
Bob's Red Mill

Egg Replacer

Ingredients: Potato Starch, Tapioca Flour, Baking Soda, Psyllium Husk.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
8g
Pamela’s

Pancake & Baking Mix

Ingredients: Brown Rice Flour, White Rice Flour, Cultured Buttermilk, Almond Meal, Tapioca Starch, Sweet Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Potato Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate), Baking Soda, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum. CONTAINS: MILK AND ALMONDS. .

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
364
Sugar
86g
Jell-O

Gelatin Dessert, Orange

Ingredients: Sugar, gelatin, adipic acid (for tartness), contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, disodium phosphate and sodium citrate (control acidity), fumaric acid (for tartness), yellow 6, red 40, bha (preservative).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
319
Sugar
15g
Aunt Jemima - The Quaker Oats Company, Aunt jemima

Aunt Jemima Original - Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacinamide, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, calcium carbonate. (539-l02-10) contains wheat ingredients. may contain traces of milk.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
533
Protein
20g
Reese's

Peanut Butter Chips

Ingredients: PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS; SUGAR; HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [PALM KERNEL OIL; SOYBEAN OIL]; CORN SYRUP SOLIDS; DEXTROSE; REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY (MILK); 2% PALM KERNEL OIL; SALT; VANILLIN (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR); LECITHIN (SOY).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
323
Sugar
0g
King Arthur Flour, The King Arthur Flour Company Inc., King Arthur Baking Company

Gluent Free All-Purpose Biscuit and Baking Mix

Ingredients: brown rice flour, rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, cellulose, leavener (baking soda, calcium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, xanthan gum, vitamin and mineral blend [calcium carbonate, niacinamide (vitamin b3), reduced iron, thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2)], calcium sulfate, enzymes,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
468
Sugar
36g
Krusteaz

Cranberry orange flavor muffin mix

Ingredients: sliced cranberries, water, sugar, orange peel,

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
260
Sugar
8g
Trader Joe's

Buttermilk pancake waffle mix

Ingredients: White sorghum flour, potato starch, cane sugar, tapioca flour, buttermilk powder (milk), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), expeller pressed canola oil, sea salt, organic vanilla flavor, natural flavors, xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Baker's Corner,Aldi

Baking Powder

Ingredients: CORN STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Baker's Corner

Pure Baking Soda

Ingredients: sodium bicarbonate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
230
Sugar
8g
Hungry Jack

buttermilk pancake and waffle mix

Ingredients: bleached wheat flour, sugar, leavening, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium phosphate, dextrose, dried buttermilk, salt, canola oil, soybean oil, corn starch, malted barley flour

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
388
Protein
21g
KODIAK

MUFFIN POWER CUP Chocolate Chip

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, cane sugar, semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, butter, dextrose, sunflower lecithin), wheat protein isolate, palm oil, whey protein concentrate, light molasses (refinery syrup, cane molasses), milk protein concentrate, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), natural flavor, sea salt.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
50
Sugar
1g
Halo Top

Fudge Brownie Mix Only

Ingredients: Modified Wheat Starch, Sugar, Allulose, Polydextrose, Erythritol, Powdered Cellulose, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Palm Oil, Salt, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
352
Protein
15g
Happy Grub

Squeezable Pancake Mix Buttermilk

Ingredients: AP FLOUR, WHOLE MILK POWDER, LOW FAT MILK POWDER,, BUTTERMILK POWDER, PURE CANE SUGAR, POTATO STARCH, MALTED MILK, POWDER, DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER,, REAL BUTTER POWDER, BAKING, POWDER, NATURAL SEA SALT, NATURAL, VANILLAN POWDER, BAKING SODA

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Pure Almond Extract

Ingredients: Water, Alcohol, Oil of Bitter Almond.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
379
Sugar
59g
Pillsbury

Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix

Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, 2% CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, BAKING SODA, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
372
Sugar
42g
Great Value

Great Value Deluxe Moist White Cake Mix

Ingredients: bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced ron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), canola oil, propylene glycol mono-and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono-and diglycerides, dextrose, wheat starch, salt, cellulose, corn starch, xanthan gum, cellulosé gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey, sodium caseinate, palm kernel oil, citric acid (preservative), bht (preservative). contains milk, wheat and soy.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
355
Sugar
10g
Bob's Red Mill

Cornbread Mix

Ingredients: Whole Grain Cornmeal, Potato Starch, Whole Grain Sorghum Flour, Cane Sugar, Whole Grain Corn Flour, Tapioca Flour, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Xanthan Gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
70
Sugar
1g
Nature's Promise Organic

Unsweetened Flake Coconut

Ingredients: Organic coconut.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Sugar
0g
Whole Foods Market

Organic Coconut Cream

Ingredients: Organic coconut, purified water, organic guar gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
360
Protein
12g
Pepperidge Farm

Herb Seasoned Cubed Stuffing

Ingredients: made from: enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, sugar, yeast, contains 2% or less of: vegetable oils (canola and/or sunflower and/or palm), spices, celery, onion powder, calcium propionate to extend freshness, rosemary extract and ascorbic acid to protect flavor, malted barley flour, soy lecithin,contains: wheat, soy,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Sugar
43g
Betty Crocker, General Mills

Peanut Butter Cookie Mix 496g

Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamn, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated canola and cottonseed oil, salt), palm oil, corn syrup, baking soda, salt.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
357
Sugar
39g
Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix

Ingredients: Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), rolled oats, brown sugar, sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, cinnamon.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
378
Protein
36g
Bob's Red Mill

Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix Whole Grain

Ingredients: Whole wheat pastry flour, whey protein concentrate [whey protein concentrate (milk), sunflower lecithin], sweet cream buttermilk powder (milk), vital wheat gluten flour, pea protein isolate, psyllium husk powder, cane sugar, monocalcium phosphate (leavener), sea salt, baking soda.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
19g
Kodiak

Flapjack Power Cup Chocolate Chip & Maple

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, maple syrup, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, sunflower lecithin), wheat protein isolate, palm oil, whey protein concentrate, buttermilk, cane sugar, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), sea salt.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
366
Sugar
5g
Betty Crocker

Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix

Ingredients: Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn starch, dextrose, palm oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), canola oil, salt, sugar, datem, distilled monoglycerides.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Sugar
33g
Simple Mills

Pumpkin Muffin & Bread Almond Flour Mix

Ingredients: almond flour, organic coconut sugar, pumpkin, arrowroot, organic spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves), organic coconut flour, baking soda, sea salt.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
350
Sugar
5g
365 Everyday Value, Whole Foods Market Inc.

Organic Pancake & Waffle Mix, Buttermilk

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic buttermilk powder, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), organic cane sugar, sea salt, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)..

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Cooking Helpers category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 509 products in the Cooking Helpers category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Cooking Helpers?+
We rank Cooking Helpers based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Cooking Helpers here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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