Rainbow Sprinkles Cookie Dough Drops

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Rainbow Sprinkles Cookie Dough Drops scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Rainbow Sprinkles [Pure Cane Sugar+ Palm Kernel & Palm Oil, Corn Starch**, Sunflower Lecithin, Vegetable Juice Annatto Extract, Spirulina Extract, Turmeric, Beta-Carotene, Maltodextrin** Carnauba Wax, Cellulose Gum]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 15% of the 11,494 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 Rainbow Sprinkles Cookie Dough Drops' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Niacin, Reduces Ron Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar [Sucrose Butter Cream (Milk), Natural Flavor].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda [Sodium Bicarbonate].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.