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Cooking Helpers Roundup

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

Detailed Reviews (Page 17)

Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Duncan Hines

Dolly Parton's Yellow Cake Mix

Ingredients: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEAT STARCH, CANOLA OIL, LESS THAN 2% OF:, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, VANILLA POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUM ACACIA, ASCORBIC ACID, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Flourish

Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix Vanilla

Ingredients: Whole grain whole wheat flour, Whey protein concentrate, Wheat protein isolate, Wheat bran, Brown flax milled, Aluminium free low sodium baking powder, Natural flavour, Salt, Monk fruit juice concentrate., Contains: Milk, Wheat.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
GoNanas

Carrot Cake Banana Bread Mix

Ingredients: gluten-free oat flour, brown sugar, white baking chips (sugar, palm kernel oil, tapioca starch, sunflower lecithin, vanilla, salt), carrot powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, allspice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
375
Sugar
44g
Birch Benders

Organic Blueberry Muffin Mix

Ingredients: ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC DRIED BLUEBERRIES, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF:, ORGANIC BUTTERMILK BLEND (ORGANIC BUTTERMILK, ORGANIC SKIM MILK)., LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE)., ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC GUAR GUM, SALT, ORGANIC LOCUST BEAN GUM, ORGANIC GUM ARABIC.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
500
Sugar
67g
bettergoods

Rainbow Sprinkles

Ingredients: SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, BEET JUICE (COLOR), VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), SPIRULINA EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN, CARNAUBA WAX, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
371
Sugar
40g
Miss Jones Baking Co.

Classic Yellow Cake Mix

Ingredients: GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR BLEND (white rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, cellulose gum, xanthan gum), CANE SUGAR, BAKING POWDER (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, CREAM OF TARTAR, BAKING SODA

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
15
Sugar
2g
Bettergoods

Rainbow Nonpareils Sprinkles

Ingredients: Sugar, corn starch, annato extract, carnauba extract, confectioner’s glaze, spirulina extract, turmeric extract, vegetable juice

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Protein
15g
As Ever

French Style Crepe Mix

Ingredients: Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Nonfat Dry Milk, Vanilla Powder (Dextrose, Vanilla Extractives, Vanillin), Granulated Cane Sugar, Salt.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
386
Protein
12g
Hidden Harvest

Pancake & Waffle Mix Chocolate Chip

Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Chickpea Flour, Sugar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Wheat Protein Isolate, Non-GMO Soybean Oil, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Non-GMO Monocalcium Phosphate), Sea Salt, Faba Bean Flour

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
342
Sugar
16g
Hungry Jack

Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Dried Buttermilk, Salt, Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Malted Barley Flour.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
360
Protein
26g
Kodiak

Flapjack and Waffle Mix Chocolate Chip

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, organic cane sure, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, buttermilk solids, mono-calcium phosphate, blueberries, sodium bicarbonate, sea salt, natural flavor,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
10g
Bob's Red Mill

Gluten Free Pancake Mix

Ingredients: Gluten Free Flour Blend (Sweet White Rice Flour, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Whole Grain Sorghum Flour, Tapioca Flour, Xanthan Gum), Sugar, Baking Powder (Monocalcium Phosphate, Cornstarch, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sea Salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
329
Protein
16g
Kodiak Cakes

Protein-Packed Power Waffles

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, water, 100% whole grain oat flour, sunflower oil, egg whites, sugar, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, natural vanilla flavor, sunflower lecithin, buttermilk, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), and sea salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
352
Sugar
24g
Trader Joe's

Pumpkin Bread & Muffin Mix

Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dried pumpkin flakes, spices, salt, arabic gum, soybean oil, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
375
Protein
50g
Bob's Red Mill

Large Flake Nutritional Yeast

Ingredients: Inactive Nutritional Yeast [Dried Yeast, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12].'

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Rumford

Baking Powder

Ingredients: corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
367
Protein
13g
Kikkoman Panko

Bread Crumbs

Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR. YEAST, SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
366
Sugar
5g
Bisquick

Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix

Ingredients: Enriched Flour, Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil (palm, sunflower, canola, and/or high oleic soybean oil), Leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), Dextrose, Sugar, Salt, Monoglycerides, Contains Wheat Ingredients.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
394
Sugar
3g
Progresso

Bread Crumbs Italian Style

Ingredients: Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Salt, Vegetable Oil (high oleic safflower, high oleic soybean oil, high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic canola and/or canola oil). Contains less than 2% of: Yeast, Sugar, Dried Parsley, Spice, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Paprika. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, SOY, SESAME, SUNFLOWER, MILK.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
360
Protein
24g
Kodiak

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Dark Chocolate

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, cane sugar, pea protein concentrate, brown rice protein concentrate, wheat protein isolate, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavor, sea salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
349
Protein
24g
Kodiak

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat flour, Whole grain oat flour, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, brown sugar, milk protein concentrate, buttermilk powder, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), sea salt. Contains milk and wheat. Due to processing on shared equipment, may also contain trace amounts of egg, soy, and tree nuts.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
356
Sugar
17g
Krusteaz

Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix

Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, food starch-modified, buttermilk. soybean oil, CONTAINS: Wheat, Milk. May contain Egg, Soy and Tree Nuts.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
349
Protein
24g
Kodiak

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk

Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, protein blend (wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate), non-fat sweet cream buttermilk powder, brown sugar, baking powder (mono-calcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), sea salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
15g
Birch Benders

Pancake & Waffle Mix Organic Classic

Ingredients: organic wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, non-gmo corn starch), salt, organic potato starch, organic cassava starch,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
417
Protein
33g
Navitas Naturals

Cacao powder

Ingredients: Certified organic cacao (theobroma cacao).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
462
Sugar
22g
JIFFY

corn muffin mix

Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, SUGAR, LARD (HYDROGENATED LARD, BHT AND CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVES), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BAKING SODA, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, WHEAT STARCH.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
533
Sugar
40g
Ghirardelli Chocolate,Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

premium baking 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips

Ingredients: Unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
356
Sugar
17g
Krusteaz

Harina preparada completamente para hacer Hot Cakes

Ingredients: HARINA DE TRIGO ENRIQUECIDA Y BLANQUEADA (HARINA DE TRIGO, HARINA DE CEBADA MALTEADA, NIACINA, HIERRO REDUCIDO, TIAMINA, RIBOFLAVINA, ÁCIDO FÓLICO), AZÚCARES AÑADIDOS (AZÚCAR, DEXTROSA), LEUDANTES (BICARBONATO DE SODIO, FOSFATO DE ALUMINIO Y SODIO, FOSFATO MONOCÁLCICO), ALMIDÓN MODIFICADO (GRADO ALIMENTICIO), SAL, ACEITE VEGETAL (DE SOYA), CLARAS DE HUEVO, SÓLIDOS DE LA LECHE (SUERO DE MANTEQUILLA). _CONTIENE: TRIGO (GLUTEN), CEBADA (GLUTEN), SOYA, DERIVADO LÁCTEO, HUEVOS._ _PUEDE CONTENER NUECES DE ÁRBOLES._

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Arm & Hammer

Pure baking soda

Ingredients: Natriumbicarbonaat.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

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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