Is Bakery Fresh Goodness Chocolate Sheet Cake with Bavarian Creme Filling & Chocolate Icing GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 6 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 4 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • unsweetened chocolate
  • cocoa butter
  • chocolate garnishments-sugar
  • citric acid
  • chocolate, fudge icing-sugar, vegetable shortening
  • cocoa processed with alkali
  • nonfat milk
  • contains 2% or less of nonfat milk, leavening
  • nonfat dry milk
  • whole milk powder

unsweetened chocolate

Dietitian note

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can be a trigger for GERD symptoms. Caffeine and Theobromine, both found in chocolate, can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle acts as a barrier between the esophagus and stomach. When relaxed, it allows stomach acid to flow back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The high fat content in chocolate can also contribute to GERD symptoms by slowing down digestion and relaxing the LES.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

CAKE-SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, EGG WHITES, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MODIFIED CORN STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NONFAT MILK, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, XANTHAN GUM, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, EMULSIFIERS (SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN), DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE. CHOCOLATE AND FUDGE ICING-SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (INTERESTIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), WATER, CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL, SOY LECITHIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES). BAVARIAN CREME FILLING-WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, CORN STARCH MODIFIED, PALM OIL, SALT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), AGAR, SORBIC ACID AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, POLYSORBATE 80, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5. CHOCOLATE GARNISHMENTS-SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, WHOLE MILK POWDER, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), NONFAT DRY MILK, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT.

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Bakery Fresh Goodness Chocolate Sheet Cake with Bavarian Creme Filling & Chocolate Icing is available at 1 retailer

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About this product

Snack · Sheet

Flavor
SweetChocolatey
Texture
SoftCreamy
Commonly used for
Snacking