Distinctive Cookies
The processing score reflects 27 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
13 listed · 6 flagged for reviewSEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH ALKALI (DUTCHED), MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN ADDED AS AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLA EXTRACT], UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PECANS, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM AND/OR INTERESTERIFIED AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED), NONFAT MILK, CORNSTARCH, INVERT SUGAR, CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF: COCONUT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CREAM OF TARTAR), SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR AND SOY LECITHIN.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Distinctive Cookies' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor And Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Semi-Sweet Chocolate [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali (Dutched), Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin Added As An Emulsifier, Vanilla Extract], Sugar, Invert Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oils (Palm And/Or Interesterified And Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Hydrogenated Cottonseed).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Cream Of Tartar).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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About our scores and this content
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