Raspberry Danish Coffee Cake, Raspberry

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Raspberry Danish Coffee Cake, Raspberry scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Raspberry Filling Water High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar Raspberries Corn Syrup Modified Food Starch, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate Salt Sodium Citrate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Qum, Microcrystalline Flavor Cinnamon Agar, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): 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 Raspberry Danish Coffee Cake, Raspberry'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: Glycerine, Soy Lecithin Titanium Dioxide.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil,Water,Soybean Oil, Salt,Mono-And Diglycerides,Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor,Beta Carotene,Vitamin A Palmitate,Vitamin D3)Water Sugar, Enzymes Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Syrup Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil Artificial Sorbate.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Food Starch-Modified Potassium Cellulose.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.