Chocolate Chip Crispy Squares, Chocolate Chip

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Emulsifiers (Vegetable Glycerin*): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder*): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor*): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 23% of the 8,001 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 Chip Crispy Squares, Chocolate Chip'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 Syrup*, Chocolate Chips* (Cane Sugar*, Cocoa Mass*, Cocoa Butter*, Vanilla*), Cane Sugar*.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil*.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Processed Vegetable ProductsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Extracts (Spinach, Broccoli, Carrots, Tomatoes, Beets, Shiitake Mushrooms).

Extracts and powders indicate processing.