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Did Betty Crocker Cake Mixes shrink?
18.25 → 15.25 oz −16.4%Size Facts
Before18.2 oz
After
15.2 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+19.7%
When2023
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Shrink Again – Early Fall 2023 (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“Remember when Betty Crocker cake mixes always used to be 18.25 ounces years ago? Some time ago, the mix was downsized to 15.25 oz. and recently shrunk again to just 13.25 oz. — a full five ounces less than the original”
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