Coconut Cream Pie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Coconut Cream Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): 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 Coconut Cream Pie'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: Whipped Topping (Water, Non-Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sugar, Non-Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Sodium Caseinate [Milk], Natural Flavor, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene [Color]), Sugar, Coconut (Coconut, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Metabisulfite), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm, Soybean).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate To Retard Spoilage.

Natural sources but industrial application.