Assorted Italian Cookies
The processing score reflects 50 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
11 listed · 5 flagged for reviewFLOUR (WHITE, ENRICHED, BLEACHED), PALM OIL SHORTENING, SUGAR, EGG, ALMOND EMULSION (WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE), COCOA POWDER, VANILLA FLAVORING, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, & MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), FRUIT FILLING OF APRICOT, RASPBERRY AND STRAWBERRY (GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP, FRUIT PUREE [APRICOT, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY], SUGAR, PECTIN WITH SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE AND SODIUM ALGINATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, NATURAL FRUIT FLAVOR, COLOR [ALLURA RED AC, CARAMEL, INDIGOTINE, INDIGO CARMINE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT]), CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], GLUCOSE, GUM ARABIC, COCOA POWDER, FD&C (BLUE 1, RED 40, YELLOW 5, RED 3, YELLOW 6), RAINBOW SPRINKLES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], GLUCOSE, GUM ARABIC, FD&C (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 3, RED 40).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Assorted Italian Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Vanilla Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Chocolate Sprinkles Sugar, Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Glucose, Gum Arabic, Cocoa Powder, Fd&C Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, Red 3, Yellow 6 , Rainbow Sprinkles Sugar, Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Glucose, Gum Arabic, Fd&C Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 3, Red 40): 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 Assorted Italian Cookies' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil Shortening.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Raspberry And Strawberry (Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Fruit Puree [Apricot, Raspberry, Strawberry], Sugar, Pectin With Sodium Pyrophosphate And Sodium Alginate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Natural Fruit Flavor, Color [Allura Red Ac, Caramel, Indigotine, Indigo Carmine, Paprika Extract]).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, & Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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