Chocolate Mint Cookie Flavored Bar, Chocolate Mint Cookie

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Mint Cookie Flavored Bar, Chocolate Mint Cookie scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Proteins (Hydrolyzed Protein): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Plant Proteins (Isolated Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerine): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol Syrup): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.

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 Mint Cookie Flavored Bar, Chocolate Mint Cookie'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.

Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Natural & Artificial Chocolate Flavor.

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar-Free Chocolate Flavored Coating (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Powder Alkalized, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Powder, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract), Polydextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Peppermint Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.