Caramel Apple Lollipop

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caramel Topping (Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk, Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Butter, Butter Flavor [Maltodextrin, Modified Butter Oil, Salt, Dehydrated Butter, Guar Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Annatto And Turmeric (For Color)], Natural Flavors, Sunflower Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 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 Lollipop'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: Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color Added (White [Fractionated Coconut Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Lecithin], Green [Turmeric, Spirulina], Orange [Paprika]).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.