Decorated Spongebob Easter Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 & #6, Red 3 & #40, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin As An Emulsifier, Glycerine Titanium Dioxide): 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 Spongebob Easter 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: Invert Sugar, Sugar, Molasses, Sodium Propionate. Icing Ingredients: Confectioners Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm & Soybean Oils.

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: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch And Monocalcium Phosphate), Cream Of Tartar.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.