Creme Pie, Lemon
The processing score reflects 55 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
23 listed · 13 flagged for reviewWATER, SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCONUT AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MARGARINE (CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CITRIC ACID, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), CORN SYRUP, LEMON PUREE (WATER, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, LEMON PULP CELLS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEMON CONCENTRATE, LEMON OIL, SODIUM CITRATE), SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), DEXTROSE, SALT, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 5, RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Creme Pie, Lemon scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Coconut And/Or Cottonseed Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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, Lemon'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Lemon Puree (Water, Citric Acid, Sugar, Lemon Pulp Cells, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lemon Concentrate, Lemon Oil, Sodium Citrate), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil), Margarine (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Modified Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Citric Acid, Annatto Extract [Color], Turmeric [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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