Butter Cookie, Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives, Bha Antioxidant And Artificial Flavoring): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Flavors (Iodized Salt And Artificial Flavoring): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Butter Cookie, Butter'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil), Margarine Avegetable Oil (Palm Oil And Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Yodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta-Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.