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Cooking Helpers Roundup

We analyzed 503 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 3)

Calories
395
Sugar
26g
Unknown

Organic Mix Corn Bread, Original

Ingredients: Organic corn meal, organic wheat flour, organic cane sugar, organic canola oil, organic non fat dry milk, organic yellow corn flour, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium, phophate), organic egg yolk powder, sea salt.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
359
Sugar
25g
Krusteaz

Complete Pancake Mix

Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), dried pumpkin flakes, soy flour, soybean oil. less than 2% of: dextrose, molasses powder, salt, spices, maltodextrin, caramel color, beta carotene (color), sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn flour.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
400
Protein
25g
Watusee Foods

Chickpea crumbs, plain

Ingredients: organic chickpeas,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
424
Sugar
58g
Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Lemon Frosting

Ingredients: Sugar, palm oil, water, high maltose corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: salt, distilled monoglycerides, color (yellow 5 lake and other color added), polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid. freshness preserved by potassium sorbate and bha.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
395
Sugar
42g
Duncan Hines

Signature perfectly moist spice 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), wheat starch, spice, salt, caramel color, palm oil, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, yellow 5 lake.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
372
Sugar
42g
Betty Crocker

Super moist chocolate fudge cake mix

Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), contains 2% or less of: corn starch, modified corn starch, palm oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, carob powder, salt, dicalcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Carrington Farms

Xanthan Gum

Ingredients: Xanthum gum

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
414
Sugar
62g
Betty Crocker

Baking mix

Ingredients: Sugar, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, cocoa, corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, salt, canola oil, carob powder, artificial flavor.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Clover Valley

Baking soda

Ingredients: Sodium bicarbonate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe’s

Fudgy chicolate quinoa loaf & cake mix

Ingredients: SUGAR, QUINOA FLOUR COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CHOCOLATE FUDGE SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORNSTARCH, NONFAT DRIED MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT. CONTAINS MILK, SOY.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
20g
Birch Benders

Paleo Pancake & Waffle Mix

Ingredients: Cassava Starch, Organic Coconut Flour, Almond Flour, Eggs, Leavening (Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Monk Fruit, Spice.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
395
Sugar
40g
Duncan Hines, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc

Perfectly moist red velvet

Ingredients: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (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), cocoa powder processed with alkali, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, dextrose, salt, colored with (red 40), cellulose gum, xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
220
Sugar
22g
Daesang America

gochujang

Ingredients: Water, corn syrup, brown rice, red pepper powder, sea salt, isomalto oligosaccharide, spirts, garlic, soybean, soybean cultured with aspergilus cryzae, roasted soybean powder, glutrous brown rice flour, onion, monosodium glutamate, yeast extracts, seed malt, dextrin.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
359
Sugar
0g
Bluebird Grain Farms Llc

Organic Whole Grain Emmer Pancake And Waffle Mix

Ingredients: Organic emmer wheat flour, non-aluminum baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
346
Sugar
62g
Miss Jones Baking Co

Organic Brownie Mix

Ingredients: ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, BAKING POWDER (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, non-GMO corn starch, monocalcium phosphate)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
306
Sugar
2g
Namaste Foods

Waffle & pancake mix

Ingredients: sweet brown rice flour, tapioca starch, arrowroot powder, rice syrup solids (rice syrup solids, rice protein, tocopherols), cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and vanilla,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
462
Protein
10g
Odense Marcipan

Almond Paste

Ingredients: Almonds (45%), sugar, glucose syrup (from wheat), water, invertase (a natural enzyme to preserve moisture)

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
467
Sugar
23g
Kinnikinnick Foods Inc.

Graham style crumb

Ingredients: Pea starch, non-hydrogenated shortening (palm oil)t, brown rice flour, potato starch*, brown sugar*, sweet rice flour, tapioca starch, water, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, rice bran, molasses*, salt, sodium bicarbonate, pea protein, natural flavor, pea fiber, inulin, sunflower lecithin, mono calcium phosphate, modified cellulose, guar gum.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
250
Sugar
4g
Pillsbury, Anheuser-Busch Inbev

French Bread

Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, contains 2% or less of: vital wheat gluten, sugar, dextrose, leavening (glucono delta-lactone, baking soda), soybean oil, salt, potassium chloride, hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean, palm, and/or cottonseed), natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, yeast, yeast extract, azodicarbonamide (dough conditioner),

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
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Calories
463
Sugar
37g
Trader Joe's

Blondie bar

Ingredients: Enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, may contain malted barley flour, enzymes, ascorbic acid), semi sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), sugar, brown sugar, salt, soybean oil, sodium bicarbonate, molasses powder, maltodextrin, natural flavor.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
365 Everyday Value, Whole Foods Market Ip Lp

Baking soda

Ingredients: Sodium bicarbonate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
14g
Market Pantry

Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs

Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, salt, vegetable oil (soybean oil, cotton seed and/or canola oil), sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: wheat gluten, dextrose, soy flour, whey, calcium propionate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate (dough conditioner), mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, molasses, honey, whole wheat flour, white corn flour, white corn meal, citric acid, grain vinegar, wheat starch, cornstarch, potato flour, rice flour, wheat bran, oat hull fiber, calcium sulfate, datem, potassium iodate, guar gum, calcium phosphate, enrichment (vitamin e [alpha]-tocopherol acetate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), lactic acid, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), romano cheese made from cow's milk (skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), spices, onion, garlic, celery, paprika (color), annatto (color), parsley, oregano, black pepper, basil, fennel, sesame seeds.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
365
Sugar
8g
Wholly Gluten Free,Wholly Wholesome

Gluten Free Two 9

Ingredients: Brown rice flour, water, non-hydrogenated palm fruit shortening, organic evaporated cane juice, tapioca starch, potato starch, sea salt, aluminum free baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Protein
13g
Arrowhead Mills

Pancake & waffle mix

Ingredients: Organic whole grain wheat flour, organic enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk powder (buttermilk, whey), baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), sea salt, sodium bicarbonate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
294
Sugar
0g
Zatarain's

Coating mix fish fry seasoned

Ingredients: Enriched corn flour (corn flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices (including red pepper), natural flavor, monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), garlic, onion, and lemon juice concentrate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
386
Sugar
21g
Trader Joe's

Pancake Mix

Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, whey powder (milk), toasted coconut (desiccated coconut, sugar, dextrose, salt), organic corn flour, expeller pressed canola oil (ascorbic acid and rosemary added to preserve freshness), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), non fat dry milk, sea salt, egg yolk powder, buttermilk powder (milk), natural vanilla powder, natural flavor, and egg white powder.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
333
Sugar
43g
Krusteaz

Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix

Ingredients: sugar, whole grain sorghum flour, whole grain millet flour, food starch-modified, contains 2% or less of the following: arabic gum, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, propylene glycol monoester, mono-diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soybean oil, salt, natural and artificial flavors (contains milk derivatives), guar gum, xanthan gum, blueberries: blueberries, water,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
118
Sugar
24g
Musselman's

Pie filling

Ingredients: Cherries, water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, food starch-modified (corn), sugar, citric acid, and ascorbic acid added to maintain color. red 40 color added.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Clabber Girl

Baking soda

Ingredients: sodium bicarbonate,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
372
Sugar
42g
Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Red Velvet Cake Mix

Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of: corn starch, modified corn starch, palm oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, salt, dicalcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, red 40, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • High Sugar Content
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Cooking Helpers category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 503 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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