Vanilla Sugar Wafers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Vanilla Sugar Wafers scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Palm Oil And Hydrogenated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Colors: Fd&C Yellow 6, Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Red 3 Tbhq): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (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 Vanilla Sugar Wafers' 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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate And Ammonium Bicarbonate (Leavening Agents).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.