Chocolate Pudding Plant-Based Desserts, Chocolate Pudding

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Pudding Plant-Based Desserts, Chocolate Pudding scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Plant-Based Desserts, Chocolate Pudding'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: Dark Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Natural Vanilla Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.