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Conagra has announced that Duncan Hines Cake Cup Unicorn will remove Red 3 and Blue 1. Current labels may still list them. Announced Jun 26, 2025. Source: smartlabel.conagra.com.

Announced

Announced Jun 26, 2025Verified Apr 24, 2025

Conagra · Duncan Hines

Duncan Hines Cake Cup Unicorn

Conagra Duncan Hines Cake Cup Unicorn package

A change has been announced.

Conagra committed to stop using certified colors across its U.S. retail portfolio, including Duncan Hines and Slim Jim, by the end of 2027. The current SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com) ingredient list still shows Red 3 and Blue 1.

What was announced

Announced Jun 2025 · target 2027

3 sources · manufacturer ingredient list, manufacturer announcement, FDA / government ↓

Category
Desserts
UPC
644209022397
Last checked
Oct 4, 2026

Timeline

  1. Announced

    Conagra announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.

  2. · pending

    Company target

    Company-stated target date, not a verification.

Sources

  • Current manufacturer ingredient list

    Duncan Hines Cake Cup Unicorn: ingredients (SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com))

    Sugar Wheat Flour Palm Oil Dextrose Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil Wheat Starch Nonfat Dry Milk Palm Kernel And Palm Oil Leavening Baking Soda Cream Of Tartar Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch Dried Egg Whites Salt Whey Titanium Dioxide (Color) Sunflower Lecithin Corn Syrup Natural Flavor Red 3 Soy Lecithin Artificial Flavor Carnauba Wax Calcium Stearate Citric Acid Confectioner's Glaze Mica Based Pearlescent Pigments Tapioca Dextrin Blue 1 Lake Cellulose Gum Maltodextrin

    smartlabel.conagra.com

    Apr 24, 2025 · Verified ✓
  • Manufacturer announcement

    Conagra Brands U.S. FD&C color commitment

    Conagra Brands will remove FD&C colors from its U.S. frozen portfolio by the end of 2025 and from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027.

    foodbusinessnews.net

    Jun 26, 2025
  • FDA / government source

    FDA: Tracking food industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyes

    Conagra Brands — Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Marie Callender's, Slim Jim: discontinue certified color additives across the U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027 (in progress).

    fda.gov

    Sep 15, 2026

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