Bakery Crafts, Cookie Cupcake Decoration Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bakery Crafts, Cookie Cupcake Decoration Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 3, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Carrageenan, Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Supplies, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,060 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 Bakery Crafts, Cookie Cupcake Decoration Kit'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.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Shellac, Carnauba Wax.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Yellow Icing Ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Yellow 5 . White Icing Ingredients: Sugar, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide Color. Candy Flowers Ingredients: Glucose Powder.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Magnesium Stearate.

Common in powdered processed foods.