Chocolate Peanut Butter Whey Protein Cookie Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Peanut Butter Whey Protein Cookie Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Glycerine): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Peanut Butter Whey Protein Cookie Bites' 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: Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Cane Sugar, Palm Oil, Salt), Invert Sugar, Dark Brown Sugar, Natural Sweetener (Erythritol, Stevia Leaf Extract, Natural Flavors), and 5 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Beta Carotene [Added For Color], Vitamin A Palmitate), Peanut Oils And Natural Flavors.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.