Baked Snack Assortment Party Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Baked Snack Assortment Party Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement 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 Baked Snack Assortment Party Mix'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheese Crackers (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Vegetable Oil [Canola, Cottonseed, Palm, Sunflower And/Or Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil With Tbhq For Freshness], Skim Milk Cheese [Skim Milk, Whey Protein, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Extract For Color], Salt, Paprika, Yeast, Paprika Oleoresin For Color, Soy Lecithin), Bread Slices (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Salt, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Yeast).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pretzels (Wheat Flour, Corn Syrup, Salt, Baking Soda, Yeast), Wheat Square (Whole Wheat, Sugar, Salt), Cheese-Flavored Rice Ball (Rice Flour, Cottonseed Oil, Salt, Whey, Dextrose, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Reduced Lactose Whey, Maltodextrin, Buttermilk, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Onion, Nonfat Milk, Disodium Phosphate, Garlic, Autolyzed Yeast, Monosodium Glutamate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Sucrose, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Torula Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.