Apple Fruit Pie, Apple
The processing score reflects 29 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
20 listed · 8 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, GLYCERIN, DEHYDRATED APPLES (TREATED WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE TO PRESERVE COLOR), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID), MALTED BARLEY, WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, XANTHAN GUM, CINNAMON, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR-AGAR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Apple Fruit Pie, Apple scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono And Diglycerides, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Agar-Agar): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Apple Fruit Pie, Apple's 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, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Sodium Propionate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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