HOSTESS

Made by Hostess Brands, LLC

This label was last updated September 21, 2020. Manufacturers reformulate often, especially with the FDA's dye phase-out underway — check the current package before relying on this.

Flagged ingredients

Checked against 13 additives Katofalk tracks. A clean result means none of those specific additives were found in the listed ingredients — not that the product has no additives at all.

Ingredients (as filed)

WATER, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCONUT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SHORTENING (TALLOW, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, COTTONSEED OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN), PALM OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, GLYCERIN, GELATIN, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BAKING SODA, WHEY, SALT, EGG, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), EGG WHITE SOLIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYMES, SOY FLOUR, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE. COATINGS CONTAIN: BLUE (FD&C BLUE 1 LAKE); GREEN (YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE); LAVENDER (BLUE 2 LAKE, CARMINE, RED 40 LAKE); ORANGE (YELLOW 6 LAKE); PINK (CARMINE, RED 40 LAKE); TEAL (BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE); YELLOW (YELLOW 5 LAKE). 524088

UPC
888109010096
Category
Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Package size
3.5 OZ/99 g
Label last updated
September 21, 2020

Source: USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods, April 2026 release. FDC ID 2029092. Methodology