Cherrycandy Apples with Peanuts

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cherrycandy Apples with Peanuts 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.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Modified Fats (Color (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed And Soybean), Fd & C Red 40)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Fresh Produce, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 6,649 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 Cherrycandy Apples with Peanuts' 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil & Soy Lecithin).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.