Cinnamon Flavored Bear Claws, Cinnamon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cinnamon Flavored Bear Claws, Cinnamon scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Artificial Color (Water, Fd&C Yellow 5, Citric Acid, Fd&C Red 40, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Fd&C Yellow 6)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Blend (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Calcium Sulfate, Salt And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Enzymes)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Other Additives (Danish Improver (Cellulose Gum, Wheat Flour, Guar Gum, Soybean Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes), Monoglycerides (Water, Monoglycerides And 2% Or Less Of The Following: Propionic Acid [Preservative], Phosphoric Acid [Preservative]), Gum Blend (Vegetable Gums [Gum Arabic, Guar Gum], Wheat Flour, Enzymes)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Agar-Agar): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Cinnamon Flavored Bear Claws, Cinnamon'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Annatto Extract [Color], Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative, Artificial Butter Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil), Palm Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Whey [Milk]), and 1 more.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Danish Base (Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Salt, Mono-And Diglycerides, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda], Contains 2% Or Less Of: Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Enzymes, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Whey, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake), Cake Mix (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Food Starch-Modified, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Whey), Brown Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate, Emulsifier Blend (Water, Mono- And Diglycerides, Ethoxylated Mono- And Diglycerides And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Polysorbate 60, Phosphoric Acid [Preservative], Sodium Propionate [Preservative]).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.