Double Chocolate Cookie, Double Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Double Chocolate Cookie, Double Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Double Chocolate Cookie, Double Chocolate'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: White Chips Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil], Palm Kernel Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Cornstarch, Artificial Flavor, Salt Lecithin Soy], Invert Sugar, Brown Sugar, Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil Margarine (Palm Oil Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin Sodium Benzoate [A Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Whey).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Propylene Glycol (Mono- And Diesters Of Fat And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, With Bht And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Cream Of Tartar, Ammonium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.