Brownie Mix with Candy Bits

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Brownie Mix with Candy Bits scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Candy Coated Chips (Chocolate Flavored Compound Chips [Sugar, Vegetable Fat (Palm Kernel And/Or Palm), Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Natural Flavor, Salt, Natural Vanilla Extract], Sugar, Titanium Dioxide, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Confectioner'S Glaze, Fd&C Red 40 Lake, Fd&C Yellow 5 Lake, Fd&C Blue 1 Lake And Carnauba Wax)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Brownie Mix with Candy Bits' 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.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.