Gingerbread Cookie Kit, Gingerbread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gingerbread Cookie Kit, Gingerbread 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.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40 Lake, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Glycerin, Mono- And Diglycerides, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Agar, Modified Cellulose. Ready-To-Use Green Icing: Confectioners' Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Modified Cellulose. Sanding Sugar: Sugar, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Gingerbread Cookie Kit, Gingerbread'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: Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Molasses, Red 3. Red Icing Pen: Sugar, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative). White Icing Pen: Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Canola Oil, Shortening [ (Palm Oil, Canola Oil), Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Black Color (Red 40, Blue 1), Titanium Dioxide Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.