Cookie Cake Torte

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cookie Cake Torte 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.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, +2 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Cookie Cake Torte'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.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Caseinate, Soy Protein Isolate.

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Powdered Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor), Brown Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Partially Hydrolyzed Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And/Or Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono & Diglycerides, Colored With Annatto, Calcium Disodium Edta Added As Preservative, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propinate And Sodium Benzoate And Sorbic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.