Frosted Ginger Cookies, Frosted Ginger

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gingerbread Men Shapes (Icing Sugar [Sugar, Cornstarch], Modified Cornstarch, Cornstarch, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cellulose Gum, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Polysorbate 60, Color (Fd&C Red 40,Fd&C Yellow 6, Fd&C Blue 1), Confectioner'S Glaze)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% 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 Frosted Ginger Cookies, Frosted Ginger'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: Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Sugar, Invert Sugar, Fructose, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil Margarine (Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey [Milk], Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.