Chocolatey Layered Peppermint Bark

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolatey Layered Peppermint Bark scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel, Palm And Coconut, Hydrogenated Palm)Skim Milk): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Red 3, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Distilled Monoglyceride): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Layered Peppermint Bark'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: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Peppermint Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.