Candy Seeds Confection

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Flavors (Concentrated Pear Juice, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Strawberry Puree, Concentrated Strawberry Juice, Citric Acid, Red 40)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Candy Seeds Sugar, Rice Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Cottonseed And/Or Soybean , Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor, Confectioner'S Glaze, Xanthan Gum, Red 40, Gum Arabic, Dextrin, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Soy Lecithin, Carnauba Wax, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Candy Seeds Confection'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.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.