Crumble Bars
The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 16 flagged for reviewCRUST: FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER (SWEET CREAM [MILK], NATURAL FLAVOR [LACTIC ACID]), BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR AND CANE MOLASSES), WHOLE EGG, SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL), WALNUTS, GLUCOSE, NUMOLINE (INVERT SUGAR), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, VANILLA, BAKING SODA, XANTHAN GUM. APPLE FILLING: APPLES (APPLES, SULFUR DIOXIDE, WATER), FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CINNAMON, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM PROPIONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, WATER, ETHYL ALCOHOL, CITRIC ACID, BENZYL ALCOHOL), POTASSIUM SORBATE, ASCORBIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, NUTMEG). TOPPING: FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEY SOLIDS, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), POWDERED SUGAR (DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, COTTONSEED), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Crumble Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose, Corn Syrup Solids, Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Natural And Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol, Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural Flavors (Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Crumble Bars' 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: Xanthan Gum. Apple Filling: Apples (Apples, Sulfur Dioxide, Water), Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Brown Sugar (Sugar, Invert Sugar And Cane Molasses), Numoline (Invert Sugar), Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Dextrose, Corn Starch, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed), Artificial Color, Natural And Artificial Flavor).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Whey Solids, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate).
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: Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates 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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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