Cake Bar, Cocoa Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cake Bar, Cocoa Cream scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Low Fat Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Salts Of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Cake Bar, Cocoa Cream'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: Cake Bars With Cocoa Filling. Ingredients: Cocoa Filling (29%) [Palm Oil (Vegetable Fat), Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Dextrose, Low Fat Cocoa Powder (4%), Ethyl Alcohol, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)], Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cottonseed Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.