Pineapple Coconut Half, Pineapple Coconut

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pineapple Coconut Half, Pineapple Coconut scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 6, Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): 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 Pineapple Coconut Half, Pineapple Coconut'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: Pineapple Filling (Pineapples, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Salt, Erythorbic Acid, Yellow 5), Cake Base (Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Dairy Whey, Soy Flour, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Emulsifiers [Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Monoglycerides, Sodium Steareyl Lactylate]), Topping (Water, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Polysorbate 60, Carbohydrate Gum, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Colored W/ Annatto), Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Metabisulfite.

Natural sources but industrial application.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.