Chocolatey Coated & Ice Cream Loaded Krunch Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolatey Coated & Ice Cream Loaded Krunch Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Sweeteners (Chocolate Flavored Coating [Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Soybean), Maltitol, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Aspartame*], Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol Syrup): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Emulsifiers (Less Than 1% Of: Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Chocolatey Coated & Ice Cream Loaded Krunch Bars' 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: Maltodextrin (Corn).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Acesulfame Potassium.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.