Crunch Danish
The processing score reflects 89 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.
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Ingredients
12 listed · 8 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE AND CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), BERRY FILLING (WATER, RASPBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, BLACKBERRIES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GELLAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (USED AS PRESERVATIVES), CITRIC ACID AND NATURAL FLAVOR), GRANOLA [WHOLE OATS, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, RICE, ALMONDS, MOLASSES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, SALT, CINNAMON, NONFAT DRY MILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POLYGLYCEROL, ESTERS, MALT FLAVOR, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), REDUCED IRON, GUAR GUM, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN B12 AND VITAMIN D], WATER, WHOLE EGGS, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, EMULSIFIER (WATER AND MONOGLYCERIDES WITH PROPIONIC ACID AND PHOSPHORIC ACID (ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES), SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN SYRUP, YEAST, SALT, PALM OIL WITH SOYA LECITHIN, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOYBEAN OIL, BAKING POWDER, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CASEIN (MILK), ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS CINNAMON, NON-FAT DRY MILK AND WHEY SOLIDS, AGAR FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, ARTIFICIAL COLORS), SODIUM BICARBONATE, ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Crunch Danish 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.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Berry Filling (Water, Raspberries, Blueberries, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Blackberries, Modified Food Starch, Gellan Gum, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Used As Preservatives), Citric Acid And Natural Flavor)): 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 Crunch Danish'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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate And Citric Acid (Preservatives), Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Granola [Whole Oats, Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Rice, Almonds, Molasses, Modified Corn Starch, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Salt, Cinnamon, Nonfat Dry Milk, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Polyglycerol, Esters, Malt Flavor, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Reduced Iron, Guar Gum, Bht (Preservative), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 And Vitamin D], Ascorbic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Emulsifier (Water And Monoglycerides With Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid (Added As Preservatives), Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Corn Syrup, Yeast, Salt, Palm Oil With Soya Lecithin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tapioca Dextrin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soybean Oil, Baking Powder, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Casein (Milk), Artificial Flavors Cinnamon, Non-Fat Dry Milk And Whey Solids, Agar Food Starch-Modified Dextrose, Egg Whites, Artificial Colors).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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