Clever Cookie, Sugar Skull Cookies
The processing score reflects 39 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 9 flagged for reviewGINGERBREAD: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, ASCORBIC ACID, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS (HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED), MOLASSES, WATER, CINNAMON, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE), GINGER, SALT COLOR (CARAMEL). ICING: POWDERED SUGAR, WATER VEGETABLE OIL (HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED), CORN SYRUP AND HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH SALT, SOY MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, POLYSORBATE 60, PRESERVATIVE - POTASSIUM SORBATE, COLOR (TITANIUM DIOXIDE). MINI BEADS: DEXTROSE. GLUCOSE MALTODEXTRIN, CALCIUM STEARATE. CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN. CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, RED 3, FD&C RED 40, FD&C YELLOW 5, FD&C YELLOW 6, FD&C BLUE 1, FD&C RED 40 LAKE, FD&C BLUE 1 LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Clever Cookie, Sugar Skull Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup And High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch Salt): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Preservative - Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 3, Fd&C Red 40, Fd&C Yellow 5, Fd&C Yellow 6, Fd&C Blue 1, Fd&C Red 40 Lake, Fd&C Blue 1 Lake, Titanium Dioxide): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Mono-And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Clever Cookie, Sugar Skull Cookies' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Molasses, Salt Color (Caramel). Icing: Powdered Sugar, Color (Titanium Dioxide). Mini Beads: Dextrose. Glucose Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oils (Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed), Water Vegetable Oil (Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Calcium Stearate. Citric Acid, Malic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
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