Apple Raisin Walnut Pie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Apple Raisin Walnut Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Sodium Benzoate (Preservative). Garnish: Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Pectin): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Raisin Walnut Pie'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, Brown Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Margarine (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Natural Butter Flavor, Annatto Extract Color, Vitamin A Palmitate).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.