Decadent Pumpkin Bar

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Decadent Pumpkin Bar'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: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Cake Base (Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Nonfat Milk, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Food Starch-Modified, Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Palm Oil, Egg Whites, Dextrose, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Water, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Natural Flavor, Acacia Gum, Citric Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.