Coffee Beverage, Salted Caramel Latte

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Coffee Beverage, Salted Caramel Latte scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Coffee (Water, Coffee Extract), Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Gellan Gum, Locust Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Tea & Coffee, this product is more processed than about 79% of the 6,751 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 Coffee Beverage, Salted Caramel Latte'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: Caramel Syrup, Agave Nectar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dipotassium Phosphate, Calcium (Tricalcium Phosphate), Magnesium (Magnesium Phosphate, Magnesium Citrate), Zinc (Zinc Sulfate), and 1 more.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hcl), Vitamin B12.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.