Decorated Shortbread Cookie, Shortbread Bread
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
42 listed · 18 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, MARGARINE BUTTER BLEND (PALM OIL, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], WATER, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE COLOR), WATER, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: PROPYLENE GLYCOL, WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCERIN, ETHYL ALCOHOL, SALT, CORN STARCH, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, EGG YOLKS WITH WHOLE EGG SOLIDS SOYBEAN OIL, CELLULOSE GUM, AMMONIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, PHOSPHORIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, LACTIC ACID, ENZYMES, BAKING SODA, CARRAGEENAN, ACACIA (GUM ARABIC), BLUE 1, SODIUM ALGINATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, YELLOW 6, ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR, YELLOW 5, RED 3, RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, TURMERIC OLEORESIN COLOR, AGAR-AGAR, DEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, BLUE 2, SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE, POTASSIUM SORBATE PRESERVATIVE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Decorated Shortbread Cookie, Shortbread Bread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, +3 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate Preservative, Potassium Sorbate Preservative): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Each Of The Following: Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Soy Lecithin): 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 Decorated Shortbread Cookie, Shortbread Bread'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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Soy Protein Concentrate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Alginate, Locust Bean Gum, and 1 more.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Egg Yolks With Whole Egg Solids Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ammonium Aluminum Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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About our scores and this content
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