Choco Pie Green Tea

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Choco Pie Green Tea 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.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Flavors (Milk Flavor, Green Tea Flavor, Vanillin, Vanilla Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Food Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Preparation (Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass), Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Mass): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Choco Pie Green Tea'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.

Sugar AlcoholsUPF marker

In this product: D - Sorbitol.

Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Glycerin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Acidity Regulator (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Phosphate Monobasic), Emusifier (Lecithin, Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids).

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Grean Tea Powder.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Casein (Sodium Caseinate, Arabic Gum, Calcium Hydroxide).

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Xanthan Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Refined Beef Tallow, Refined Palm Oil, Lecithin, Tocopherol), Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil,Palm Stearin Oil, Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids, Tocopherol).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.