Choco Fudge Cookie Bites, Choco Fudge

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Choco Fudge Cookie Bites, Choco Fudge scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Natural Cacao Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% 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 Choco Fudge Cookie Bites, Choco Fudge'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: Monksweet Sweetener (Erythritol, Monk Fruit Extract, Stevia Extract), No Added Sugar Dark Chocolate (Erythritol, Cocoa Butter, Stevia Extract, Sunflower Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin E.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.