Country Baker, Lemon Pie
The processing score reflects 27 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 11 flagged for reviewWATER, UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM AND SOYBEAN), SUGAR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, DEXTROSE, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CARRAGEENAN, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, CREAM OF TARTAR (POTASSIUM ACID TARTRATE), EGG WHITES, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SALT, SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, WHOLE EGGS, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 8.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Country Baker, Lemon Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Each Of The Following: Carboxymethylcellulose, Carrageenan, Guar 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 Country Baker, Lemon 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oils (Palm And Soybean).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Cream Of Tartar (Potassium Acid Tartrate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Sodium Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 8.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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