Instant Pudding Roundup
We analyzed 18 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Instant Pudding shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 18 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Instant Pudding you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, Vanilla
Ingredients: sugar, modified food starch, dextrose, contains 2% or less of disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, salt, mono - and diglycerides (prevents foaming), nonfat dry milk, palm oil, titanium dioxide (for color), yellow 5, natural and artificial flavors, yellow 6,
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Titanium Dioxide
- β High Sugar Content

Vanilla Instant pudding pie filling
Ingredients: Sugar, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, disodium phosphate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate (for thickening), salt, mono - and diglycerides (prevent foaming), artificial color, yellow 5, yellow 6, caramel color, bha
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
- β High Sugar Content

Instant Vanilla Pudding & Pie Filling
Ingredients: SUGAR, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED TAPIOCA AND CORN STARCH, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN/COTTONSEED OIL, NONFAT MILK, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5,
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

banana cream JELL-O instant pudding & pie filling
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
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Chocolate Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
Ingredients: sugar, modified food starch, cocoa powder processed with alkali, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, salt, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, propyl gallate, citric acid, gum arabic, natural and artificial flavoring, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, butter, cream, salt, silicon dioxide, nonfat milk, corn starch
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Sugar Free Vanilla Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
Ingredients: modified food starch, ts maltodextrin, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, contains 2% cup) or less of titanium dioxide (for color), t free milk 0 mono-and diglycerides (contains propyl prepared gallate and citric acid as antioxidants), salt, xanthan gum, acesulfame potassium (sweetener), aspartame* (sweetener), dv artificial flavoring, yellow 5, yellow 6. 0% *phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine. 0%
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains Titanium Dioxide

Chocolate instant reduced calorie pudding & pie filling
Ingredients: modified food starch, acts maltodextrin, cocoa powder processed with alkali, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, contains 2% fa g/makes 1/2 cup) or less of calcium sulfate, mono - and diglycerides (contains propyl gallate and citric acid as antioxidants), salt, acesulfame potassium (sweetener), 70 aspartame* (sweetener), xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors, % dv phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine, ged 1/2 cup prepared with fat free milk 0% 0g 0%
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Chocolate instant pudding & pie filling
Ingredients: sugar, modified food starch, cocoa powder processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of disodium phosphate, tetrasΓ³dium pyrophosphate, salt, maltodextrin, mono-and diglycerides (contains propyl gallate and citric acid as antioxidants), gum arabic, natural and artificial flavoring, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, butter (cream, salt), silicon dioxide, nonfat milk, cornstarch, contains milk, may contain traces of eggs, almonds, coconut, pecans, pistachios, peanuts, wheat and soy,
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Vanilla instant pudding, vanilla
Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, organic cornstarch, organic natural flavor, sea salt, natural flavor.
The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Vanilla
Ingredients: Starch, xylitol, maltodextrin, dextrin, emulsifiers, natural flavor (vanilla), salt, natural color naturelle (caramel), stevia extract
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
Ingredients: modified food starch, smaltodextrin, cocoa powder processed with alkali, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, contains 2% or less of cup) microcrystalline cellulose, mono - and repared free milk dv* 0% diglycerides (contains propyl gallate and citric acid as antioxidants), salt, xanthan gum, aspartame* (sweetener), acesulfame potassium (sweetener), yellow 6, red 40, blue 1, natural and artificial flavoring. *phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

white chocolate instant reduced calorie pudding & pie filling
Ingredients: MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLORS, XANTHAN GUM, ASPARTAME* (SWEETENER), TETRAPOTASSIUM DIPHOSPHATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), CALCIUM SULFATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6. PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE.
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Jello chocolate fudge instant pudding pie filling mix boxes
Ingredients: sugar, modified cornstarch, cocoa processed with alkali, disodium phosphate (for thickening), contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, tetrasodium pyrophosphate (for thickening), mono - and diglycerides (prevent foaming), red 40, yellow 5, b
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, French Vanilla
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
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Cheesecake Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
Ingredients: SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DISODIUM PHOSPHATE (FOR THICKENING), TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (FOR THICKENING), SALT, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES (PREVENT FOAMING), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6,
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

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
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Instant Pudding & Piefilling, Chocolate
Ingredients: Sugar, modified cornstarch, cocoa processed with alkali, disodium phosphate (for thickening), contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, tetrasodium pyrophosphate (for thickening), salt, artificial color, mono-and diglycerides (p
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Vanilla instant pudding pie filling mix boxes
Ingredients: sugar, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, salt, disodium phosphate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate (for thickening), mono - and diglycerides (prevent foaming), artificial color, yellow 5, yellow 6, bha (preservative
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
- β High Sugar Content
