Chocolate Pudding and Pie Filling Mix
The processing score reflects 20 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.
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Ingredients
20 listed · 8 flagged for reviewSUGAR, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CALCIUM SULFATE, THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE AND DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GEL AND CELLULOSE GUM, SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Pudding and Pie Filling Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (The Following: Natural And Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate, Cellulose Gel And Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Puddings & Gelatin, this product is more processed than about 36% of the 1,991 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 Pudding and Pie Filling Mix'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Acetylated Monoglycerides.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Caseinate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Sulfate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate And Disodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Kernel Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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