Frosted Mini Sugar Cookies
The processing score reflects 46 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
25 listed · 7 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), WATER, OF: CORN STARCH, EGGS, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM CASEINATE, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CARMINE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5 LAKE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Frosted Mini Sugar Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 1, Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate, Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 Mini Sugar Cookies' 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: Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Mono- & Diglycerides, Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative], Artificial Flavor, Annatto [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate), Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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About our scores and this content
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