Enrobed Brownies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Chocolate Coated Cereal Sprinkles (Crispy Cereal [Rice Flour, Sugar, Salt, Cocoa Butter], Chocolate [Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soybean Lecithin, Natural Flavor], Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass, Whey (Milk), Soybean Lecithin, Spices, Natural Flavor], White Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk, Whey (Milk), Soybean Lecithin, Natural Flavor], Corn Syrup, Sugar, Gum Arabic, Modified Cornstarch, Coconut Fat)): 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 Enrobed Brownies' 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: Chocolate Flavored Coating (Sugar, Fractionated Palm And/Or Fractionated Palm Kernel Fat, Cocoa Powder [Processed With Alkali], Soybean Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla Extract), Sugar, Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soybean Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla Extract), Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Fractionated Palm 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 Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.