Dean Jacob's, Popcorn Drizzle Kit, Double Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Dean Jacob's, Popcorn Drizzle Kit, Double Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Power (May Be Processed Alkali), Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Vanillin): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Popcorn & Pretzels, this product is more processed than about 79% of the 4,573 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 Dean Jacob's, Popcorn Drizzle Kit, Double 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: Yellow Popping Corn; Milk Chocolate Drizzle Chips: Sugar, Vanillin (Artificial Flavor). Dark Chocolate Drizzle Chocolate Drizzle Chips: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel & Hydrogenated Palm).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.