Bauducco, Creamy Cookie, Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bauducco, Creamy Cookie, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin (Ins 322)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Bauducco, Creamy Cookie, Chocolate'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: Artificially Chocolate Flavored Filling (30%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Whole Milk, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm), Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin (Ins 322)And Flavor], Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Flavor And Chemical Baking Powder: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Ins 450i), Sodium Bicarbonate (Ins 500ii)And Ammonium Bicarbonate (Ins 503ii).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.