Medium Croissant, Medium

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Medium Croissant, Medium scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup Or Sugar): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Dough Conditioners (Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Medium Croissant, Medium'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: Vegetable Oil Margarine Modified Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Sugar, Mono And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid, Color Annatto , Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.