Danish, Apple
The processing score reflects 59 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
29 listed · 12 flagged for reviewDANISH PASTRY: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PALM OIL, DEXTROSE, NONFAT MILK, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), AZODICARBONAMIDE, EGG, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, COLORED WITH ANNATTO, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE, ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), WATER, WHOLE EGG, YEAST, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. RECONSTITUTED APPLES: WATER, EVAPORATED APPLES PRESERVED WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SODIUM SULFITE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AS PRESERVATIVES. ICING & FILLING: POWDERED SUGAR, SOLIDIFIER (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN & COTTONSEED OILS, SOY LECITHIN), STABILIZER (SUGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES), CORN SYRUP, SOY OIL, COLORED WITH FD&C YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6, CINNAMON, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Danish, Apple scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Dough Conditioners (Azodicarbonamide): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Colors (Colored With Fd&C Yellow 5 And Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Danish, Apple'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Solidifier (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean & Cottonseed Oils, Soy Lecithin).
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Processed With Alkali.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives. Icing & Filling: Powdered Sugar, Stabilizer (Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Agar, Salt, Monoglycerides).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Colored With Annatto, Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative, Artificial Butter Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Soy Oil.
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 (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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