Dark Chocolate Caramel Corn Clusters Cookie, Dark Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Dark Chocolate Caramel Corn Clusters Cookie, Dark Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 20,883 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 Dark Chocolate Caramel Corn Clusters Cookie, Dark Chocolate'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, Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin And Vanilla), Chocolate Cookie Pieces (Unbleached Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Leavening [Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate], Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin, Chocolate), Chocolate Cake Mix (Almond Flour, Organic Coconut Sugar, Cocoa, Arrowroot, Organic Coconut, Baking Soda, Sea Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.