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Cooking Helpers Roundup

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

Detailed Reviews (Page 12)

Calories
342
Sugar
16g
Hungry Jack

Complete Extra Light & Fluffy Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, sugar, dextrose, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), contains 2% or less of: salt, canola oil, potassium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, corn starch, mono and diglycerides, sodium caseinate, iron, niacin, vitamin b6, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, vitamin b12. contains milk and wheat ingredients. may contain egg and soybean iingredients. contains a bioengineered food ingredient o/® hometown food company, 500w. madison, chicago, il 60661 usa 90583001

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
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Calories
390
Sugar
0g
Pepperidge Farm

Puff Pastry Sheets

Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, SOYBEAN, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, TURMERIC EXTRACT, ANNATTO EXTRACT.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
417
Sugar
54g
Betty Crocker

General mills frosting buttercreme whip

Ingredients: sugar, palm oil, water, high maltose corn syrup, corn starch, contains 2% or less of: hydrogenated palm oil, monoglycerides, color (yellows 5 , 6 and other color added), cellulose gel, salt, polysorbate 80, sodium acid pyrophosphate, cellulose gum, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, freshness preserved by potassium sorbate,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
364
Sugar
40g
Hostess Twinkies

Golden sponge cake with creamy filling

Ingredients: bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, animal and vegetable shortening (tallow, hydrogenated tallow, cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), eggs, water, dextrose, contains 2% or less: calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, agar, disodium phosphate, locust bean gum, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, whey, glycerin, salt, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), xanthan gum, barley malt extract, corn grits, natural and artificial flavors, enzymes, yellow 5, red 40,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
457
Protein
11g
Simple Mills

Pizza Dough Almond Flour Mix

Ingredients: Almond flour, arrowroot, flax meal, cauliflower, baking soda, organic oregano, cream of tartar, organic garlic

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
13g
Birch Benders

Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix imp

Ingredients: WHITE RICE FLOUR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, OAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, DRIED BUTTERMILK, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
293
Sugar
32g
Duncan Hines

Simple Mornings Blueberry Streusel Premium Muffin Mix

Ingredients: flour (whole wheat flour, wheat flour), sugar, palm oil, dextrin (wheat fiber), corn starch, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), natural flavor, salt, xanthan and guar gum*, blueberries packed in water,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
367
Sugar
3g
Trader Joe's

Organic Bread Crumbs

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, water, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, yeast.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
430
Sugar
38g
Chelsea Milling Company

Muffin mix

Ingredients: wheat flour, sugar, animal shortening (lard, hydrogenated lard, tocopherols preservative, bht preservative, citric acid preservative), dextrose, contains less than 2% of each of the following: salt, baking soda, palm oil, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, fructose, food starch-modified, natural and artificial flavors, tricalcium phosphate, citric acid, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, wheat starch, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, silicon dioxide,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
359
Sugar
17g
Krusteaz

Blueberry complete pancake mix

Ingredients: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), imitation blueberry pieces (dextrose, palm oil, wheat flour, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, cellulose gum, blue 2, red 40, blue 1), sugar, dextrose, less than 2% of: baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, soybean oil, salt, natural and artificial flavors,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
395
Sugar
42g
Duncan Hines

Signature perfectly moist lemon supreme cake mix

Ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate monohydrate), wheat starch, salt, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, yellow 5 lake,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Baking Powder, Double Acting

Ingredients: MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
458
Protein
13g
Duncan hines

Chewy fudge

Ingredients: erythritol, almond flour, allulose", coconut flour, cocoa powder processed with alkali, chicory root fiber (inulin)**, unsweetened chocolate, less than 2% of: inulin**, resistant dextrin, modified tapioca starch, leavening (cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate), salt, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, xanthan gum, natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, stevia sweetener (steviol glycosides), soy lecithin, steviol glycosides, whole milk powder, vanilla extract, contains: soy, milk, tree nut (almond, coconut), **excessive consumption may cause a laxative effect in sensitive individuals,

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
0
Sugar
5g
bettycrocker

Bisquick Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix imp

Ingredients: rice flour, sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), modified potato starch, salt, xanthan gum,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
395
Sugar
51g
Duncan Hines

Butter golden cake mix, butter golden imp

Ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (baking soda, dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of: wheat starch, salt, dextrose, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, artificial flavor, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
419
Sugar
44g
Duncan Hines

Classic yellow cake mix

Ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate monohydrate), wheat starch, contains 2% or less of: salt, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, dextrose, artificial flavor, yellow 5, red 40,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
86
Sugar
0g
365 Everyday Value

Baking Powder

Ingredients: Cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
375
Sugar
71g
Jell-O, Jell-O - Kraft Heinz Food Company

Banana cream instant pudding pie filling mix

Ingredients: Sugar, dextrose (from corn), modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, salt, disodium phosphate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate (for thickening), mono - and diglycerides (prevent foaming), yellow 5, yellow 6, artificial col

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
361
Protein
25g
Krusteaz

Protein Pancake Mix Buttermilk

Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid), wheat protein isolate, sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), dextrose, salt, soybean oil, buttermilk, natural flavor.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Protein
13g
Bob's Red Mill

10 Grain Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: Harina integral de trigo, suero de mantequilla en polvo (leche), levadura en polvo (pirofosfato ácido de sodio, bicarbonato sódico, almidón de maíz, fosfato monocálcico), harina integral de maíz, harina integral de centeno, harina integral de triticale, harina integral de avena, harina de soja, harina integral de mijo, harina de cebada, harina integral de arroz integral, sal marina, harina de linaza, bicarbonato sódico.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
362
Sugar
49g
Trader Joe's

Banana Bread Mix

Ingredients: Sugar, unbleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), banana flakes, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), wheat germ, bran, salt, natural vanilla flavor.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
366
Sugar
5g
General Mills

Betty crocker 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
350
Sugar
14g
Birch Benders

Organic Classic Recipe Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Cane Leavening (Monocalcium Phosphate, Baking Soda), Salt, 2% or less of: Organic Potato Starch, Organic Cassava Starch. CONTAINS: WHEAT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
367
Sugar
0g
Kikkoman

Panko style coating gluten-free (30g)

Ingredients: rice flour, pea protein, dextrose,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
365
Protein
11g
KODIAK

GLUTEN FREE FLAPJACK & WAFFLE MIX

Ingredients: Gluten-free 100% whole grain oat flour, brown sugar, tapioca flour, egg whites, eggs, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), brown rice protein, pea protein, sea salt, xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
433
Sugar
0g
Unknown

Southern biscuit formula l complete biscuit mix

Ingredients: Enriched bleached wheat flour (contains bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), palm oil, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, and sodium bicarbonate), buttermilk, salt, sugar, cornstarch, soy lecithi

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
424
Sugar
58g
Betty Crocker

Frosting cream cheese imp

Ingredients: sugar, palm oil, water, corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: salt, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, natural flavor, citric acid, yellows 5 & 6. freshness preserved by potassium sorbate. contains milk ingredients.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
333
Protein
14g
Kodiak Cakes

Frontier flapjack & waffle mix buttermilk & honey

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, buttermilk powder, dried honey (honey, wheat starch), egg whites, monocalcium phosphate (leavening), wheat protein isolate, baking soda, sea salt, natural vanilla flavor.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Sugar
0g
JELL-O

cheesecake

Ingredients: MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, ASPARTAME (SWEETENER), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS BARLEY), CALCIUM SULFATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
120
Sugar
3g
Live G Free

Gluten free cheddar cheese biscuits

Ingredients: biscuit mix: white rice flour, sugar, palm shortening, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch), potato starch, buttermilk powder (buttermilk, buttermilk solids), salt, baking soda, garlic powder, xanthan gum, lactic acid, seasoning mix: garlic powder, yeast extract, onion powder, natural butter flavor (maltodextrin, natural flavors), parsley, contains: milk,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

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.
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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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