Why is Barilla Mulino Bianco Lemon Cake classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The cake combines refined wheat flour, added sugars, butter, eggs, milk, and multiple processed ingredients such as emulsifiers (mono‑ and diglycerides of fatty acids, E471), acidity regulator (citric acid, E330), leavening agents (disodium diphosphate, E450i, and sodium bicarbonate, E500ii), and flavorings, which are characteristic of NOVA 4 ultra‑processed foods.

How does the sugar and salt content of this lemon cake affect people with diabetes or hypertension?

With 28 g of sugar per 100 g, the cake can cause a rapid rise in blood glucose, making it unsuitable for uncontrolled diabetes; its 0.45 g of salt per 100 g is lower than the category average but still contributes to sodium intake, so hypertensive individuals should consume it only occasionally.

Is this lemon cake suitable for vegan, keto, or gluten‑free diets?

No. The product contains eggs, dairy butter and milk, and wheat flour, so it is not vegan, not gluten‑free, and its high carbohydrate (49.6 g) and sugar (28 g) content make it unsuitable for keto diets, although it is permissible for a standard vegetarian diet.

Barilla,Mulino Bianco • 640g

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Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

The Barilla Mulino Bianco Lemon Cake is a 640 g lemon‑flavored sweet cake marketed as a snack and falls under the sugary‑snacks and biscuits‑and‑cakes categories. It is an ultra‑processed product (NOVA 4) with a Nutri‑Score of E, delivering 21 g fat, 8.2 g saturated fat, 28 g sugars and 0.45 g salt per 100 g, alongside 6 g protein and 1.5 g fiber. Its ingredient list includes wheat flour, butter, eggs, milk and several additives such as citric acid (E330), mono‑ and diglycerides (E471), and leavening agents (E450i, E500ii), so it is not suitable for vegan or gluten‑free consumers.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

high

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

high

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal414 kcal

Fat21 g

Saturated Fat8.2 g

Carbohydrates49.6 g

Sugars28 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average lemon‑cake, this product contains slightly less sugar (28 g vs 28.98 g), but considerably more fat (21 g vs 17.65 g) and saturated fat (8.2 g vs 7.8 g), while its salt level (0.45 g) is well below the average 1.98 g.

Ingredients

Crema al limone 36,9%* (zucchero, tuorlo d'uovo, latte fresco pastorizzato, olio di semi di girasole, amido, latte scremato in polvere, sciroppo di glucosio-fruttosio, aromi, emulsionanti: mono e digliceridi degli acidi grassi, succo di limone concentrato 0,1%*, gelificante: pectina, sale, correttore di acidità: acido citrico), farina di grano tenero 26%*, zucchero, burro, uova fresche, olio di semi di girasole, tuorlo d'uovo, fecola di patate, aromi, latte fresco pastorizzato, agenti lievitanti (difosfato disodico, carbonato acido di sodio), sale, amido modificato, amido, sciroppo di glucosio-fruttosio.

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