Bear Claws

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bear Claws scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 And Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Bear Claws' 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: Danish Pastry: Mix (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Dextrose, Powdered Sugar, Wheat Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate], Salt, Eggs, Soy Flour, Soybean Oil, Potato Flour, Whey [Milk Product], Vital Wheat Gluten, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Propionate As Preservative, Corn Starch, Corn Oil, Beta Carotene As Color, Alpha Tocopherol As Preservative), Salt. Icing And Filling: Sugar, Powdered Sugar, Stabilizer (Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Agar, Salt, Monoglycerides).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Annatto As Color, Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative], Artificial Butter Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate), Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Each Of The Following: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate (Mold Inhibitor).

Natural sources but industrial application.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cocoa Processed With Potassium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.