Chocolate Brownie Bites, Chocolate

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Brownie Bites, Chocolate scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Guar Gum, Sorbitol And Vegetable Glycerine), Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this is among the less processed 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 Chocolate Brownie Bites, Chocolate'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, Belgian Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Cocoa, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor], Glucose Syrup, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.