Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix

Timeline

1. Jun 26, 2025

   Announced

   Conagra announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.

2. Dec 31, 2027 · pending

   Company target

   Company-stated target date, not a verification.

Sources

• Current manufacturer ingredient list

  Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix: ingredients (SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com))

  Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour Bleached Wheat Flour Niacin Thiamine Mononitrate Reduced Iron Riboflavin Folic Acid Sugar Leavening Sodium Bicarbonate Dicalcium Phosphate Sodium Aluminum Phosphate Monocalcium Phosphate Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali Less Than 2% Of : Wheat Starch Canola Oil Dextrose Carob Powder Salt Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Palm Oil Mono-And Diglycerides Red 40 Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Cellulose Gum Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid Natural Flavor

  smartlabel.conagra.com

  Aug 22, 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