Aviateur, Apple Rounds Cookies

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Aviateur, Apple Rounds Cookies scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% 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 Aviateur, Apple Rounds 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Inverted Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil And Fat.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Stearoyl; Raising Agents: Diphosphates And Sodium Carbonates; Thickening Agent: Pectin.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.