Puff Pastry

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Oil Spread [Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Fractionated Palm Oil), Water, Mono And Diglycerides, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Annatto Extract, Tbhq (Antioxidant)]): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Tbhq): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

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 Puff Pastry'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: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Enrichment (Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide).

Natural sources but industrial application.