12 French Macarons
Processing Score
15.2Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
4.5/10Fair
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
Nutrition Highlights
Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Protein SourceGood Fiber Source
Nutrient Alerts
High Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
640445003046
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size26 g
Amount per serving
Calories
100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g
5%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate 13g
5%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 2g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 0.4mg
2%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
35 listed · 15 flagged for reviewSUGAR, GROUND ALMONDS, EGG WHITES, WHIPPING CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN, LACTIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS), LEMON FILLING (LEMON PULP, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, LEMON CONCENTRATE, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID, LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL), RASPBERRY FILLING (RASPBERRY PIECES, SUGAR, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP [WHEAT], PECTIN, CITRIC ACID), BUTTER, CORNSTARCH, WHITE CHOCOLATE FILLING (WHITE CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), CANOLA OIL), CHOCOLATE (COCOA MASS, SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER]), CHOCOLATE (SAO TOME COCOA MASS, SUGAR, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER]), WHOLE EGGS, ALMOND PUREE, PISTACHIO PASTE (PISTACHIOS, SUGAR SYRUP, WATER, NATURAL FLAVOR), WATER, DEHYDRATED BEET, CARAMEL, TURMERIC OLEORESIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, WHITE CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), SKIM MILK POWDER, GLUCOSE SYRUP (WHEAT), MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT, WHOLE MILK POWDER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL COFFEE FLAVOR, SPIRULINA EXTRACT COLOR, COCOA POWDER, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, TRIETHYL CITRATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, XANTHAN GUM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, EXHAUSTED VANILLA SEEDS.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 12 French Macarons scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor, Natural Coffee Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group 12 French Macarons' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Lemon Filling (Lemon Pulp, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Lemon Concentrate, Pectin, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Lemon Essential Oil), Raspberry Filling (Raspberry Pieces, Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup [Wheat], Pectin, Citric Acid), White Chocolate Filling (White Chocolate (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Natural Vanilla Flavor), Canola Oil), and 6 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Spirulina Extract Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Triethyl Citrate, Disodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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