Decorated Snowflake Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 3, +3 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerine): 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 Snowflake Cookie'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, Invert Sugar, Whey Powder (Milk). Icing: Confectioners Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil Shortening, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Preservatives {Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid}, Artificial Flavor, Beta-Carotene {Color}, Vitamin A Palmitate).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Cream Of Tartar, Leavening Mix (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, And Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.