Key Lime Pie, Key Lime

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Xanthan Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Key Lime Pie, Key Lime'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: Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar, Skim Milk, Whey, Magnesium Hydroxide, Sodium Citrate), Whipped Topping (Water, Non-Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sugar, Non-Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Sodium Caseinate [Milk], Natural Flavor, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene [Color]), Graham Meal (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Soybean And Palm Oil, Honey, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt), Egg Yolks (Egg Yolks, Sugar), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm, Soybean).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.