Creme Pie Cookie Pieces

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Palm Kernel Oil And Coconut Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative)): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, +2 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Creme Pie Cookie Pieces' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

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

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Propylene Glycol.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Oreo Cookie Pieces (Sugar, Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], High Oleic Canola Oil And/Or Palm Oil And/Or Canola Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Leavening (Baking Soda And/Or Calcium Phosphate), Salt, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanillin - An Artificial Flavor, Chocolate).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Reduced Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Skim Milk, Sugar, Vitamin A Palmitate), Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

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

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Colored With Beta Carotene And Apocarotenal.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.