Tootsie Roll Gingerbread Cottage Kit
Processing Score
51.2Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
1.5/10Poor
The processing score reflects 93 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
Nutrition Highlights
Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Protein Source
Nutrient Alerts
High Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
0073563017105
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size33 g
Amount per serving
Calories
130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g
4%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 70mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate 24g
9%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 12g
Includes 12g Added Sugars
24%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 30mg
2%
Iron 1mg
6%
Potassium 30mg
1%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
55 listed · 29 flagged for reviewDOTS INGREDIENTS: CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, DUBBLE BUBBLE INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP, GUM BASE, GUM ARABIC, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 6, RED 3, CORN STARCH, BHT, TOOTSIE ROLL MIDGEES INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, PALM OIL, CONDENSED SKIM MILK, COCOA, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL & NATURAL FLAVORS, TOOTSIE FRUIT CHEWS INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, FLOWER POWER INGREDIENTS: DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM STEARATE, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR AND/OR ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR AND/OR BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COCONUT OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL SHORTENING), INVERTED SUGAR, LEAVENING (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM BICARBONATE AND AMMONIUM BICARBONATE), WATER, FANCY MOLASSES, GROUND CINNAMON, GROUND GINGER, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, BAKING SODA, SODIUM METABISULFITE, WHITE ICING INGREDIENTS: POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, FOOD STARCH), STEARIC ACID, AGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Tootsie Roll Gingerbread Cottage Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dots Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, +6 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Chemical Preservatives (Bht, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
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 Tootsie Roll Gingerbread Cottage 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Gum Base, Gum Arabic, Agar.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Confectioners Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Confectioner'S Glaze.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Artificial & Natural Flavors.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dubble Bubble Ingredients: Sugar, Dextrose, Tootsie Roll Midgees Ingredients: Sugar, and 5 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Citrate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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