Hostess Golden CupCakes

Timeline

1. Jun 26, 2025

   Announced

   Hostess 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

  Hostess Golden CupCakes: ingredients (hostesscakes.com)

  Sugar, Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron Or Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Tallow, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Food Starch Modified, Soybean Oil, Egg, Cocoa, Corn Starch, Mono And Diglycerides, Egg Whites, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Agave Syrup, Inulin, Baking Soda, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate (To Retain Freshness), Dextrose, Hydrogenated Tallow, Hydrolyzed Whey, Corn Syrup Solids, Bleached Wheat Flour, Glycerin, Cottonseed Oil, Soy Lecithin, Agar, Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Monocalcium Phosphate, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Fumaric Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Disodium Phosphate, Chocolate Liquor, Enzymes, Calcium Caseinate, Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Caseinate, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.

  hostesscakes.com

  Oct 4, 2026 · Verified ✓

• Manufacturer announcement

  The J.M. Smucker Co. announces commitment to remove FD&C colors from consumer food products

  Smucker, which owns Hostess, committed to remove FD&C colors from its consumer food products by the end of 2027.

  prnewswire.com

  Jun 26, 2025

• FDA / government source

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

  fda.gov

  Sep 15, 2026