Caramel Apple Crumble Bars
The processing score reflects 117 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
15 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCAKE BASE (ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING [SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], WHEY, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY FLOUR, EGG, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WATER, ALPHA TOCOPHEROLS [AS PRESERVATIVE], ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), APPLE FILLING (APPLES [APPLES, SALT, ASCORBIC ACID AND CITRIC ACID {PRESERVATIVES}], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ACIDIC CALCIUM SULFATE, APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, ASCORBIC ACID, CINNAMON, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GLYCERIN, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL, MALIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, PRESERVATIVES [BENZOIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM ERYTHROBATE, SODIUM METABISULFITE], SALT, SPICE, WATER), CARAMEL SAUCE (SWEETENED CONDENSED WHOLE MILK [MILK, SUGAR], SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, COCONUT OIL, PECTIN, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, VANILLA EXTRACT), EGG, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, CANE SYRUPS), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL FLAVOR [INCLUDES MILK], SOY LECITHIN, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVOR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CINNAMON, PAN RELEASER (SOYBEAN OIL, MINERAL OIL, SOY LECITHIN, DIMETHYL POLYSILOXANE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Caramel Apple Crumble Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other Additives (Pan Releaser (Soybean Oil, Mineral Oil, Soy Lecithin, Dimethyl Polysiloxane)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Caramel Apple Crumble Bars' 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 Base (Enriched Flour Bleached [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate], Whey, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Vital Wheat Gluten, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Corn Starch, Cellulose Gum, Soy Flour, Egg, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Water, Alpha Tocopherols [As Preservative], Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid), Apple Filling (Apples [Apples, Salt, Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid {Preservatives}], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Acidic Calcium Sulfate, Apple Juice From Concentrate, Ascorbic Acid, Cinnamon, Corn Syrup Solids, Glycerin, Lemon Juice Solids, Lemon Oil, Malic Acid, Natural Flavor, Preservatives [Benzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Erythrobate, Sodium Metabisulfite], Salt, Spice, Water), Caramel Sauce (Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk [Milk, Sugar], Sugar, Corn Syrup, Water, Coconut Oil, Pectin, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Vanilla Extract), Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural Flavor [Includes Milk], Soy Lecithin, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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