Black Forest Tiny Pies, Black Forest
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
19 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCHERRY ALLING (CHERRIES, WATER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP [CONTAINS SULPHITES], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, FD&C RED 40), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, CANOLA, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), MARGARINE (PALM AND FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY [MILK], SOYBEAN LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO [COLOR], TURMERIC (COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), SUGAR, WATER, CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA POWDER [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], MILKFAT, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), EGGS, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, LEAVENING BLEND (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SUNFLOWER OIL, ENZYMES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Black Forest Tiny Pies, Black Forest 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 Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
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 Black Forest Tiny Pies, Black Forest'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: Cherry Alling (Cherries, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup [Contains Sulphites], Modified Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fd&C Red 40), Icing Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Sugar, Chocolate Sprinkles (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Powder [Processed With Alkali], Milkfat, Soybean Lecithin, Natural Flavor), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Canola, Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Margarine Palm And Fractionated Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Salt, Whey [Milk], Soybean Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Annatto [Color], Turmeric Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Sunflower 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 Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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