Frosted Cookie Decorating Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Frosted Cookie Decorating Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Artificial Flavor Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Cellulose Gel, Modified Gum Acacia, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Baking Supplies, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,060 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 Frosted Cookie Decorating Kit'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: Sugar, Decorations (Sugar, Corn Starch, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Cottonseed And/Or Soybean], Soy Lecithin, Dextrin, Confectioner'S Glaze, Blue 1, Red 3, Red 40, Yellw 5).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative], Vitamin A Palmitate).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate,Baking Soda, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Sorbitol, Yellow 5 Lake, Carmine).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.