Cookies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Oil ( Fractionated Palm Kernel)Glucose): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2, Blue 2 Lake, Red 3, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake Gum Arabic, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 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.

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, Soy Bean Oil, Salt, Contains 2 % Or Less Of: Mono & Diglycerides, Calcium Edta [Preservative]Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.