Gamesa Chokis Chocolate Chip Large 12/4pk

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gamesa Chokis Chocolate Chip Large 12/4pk scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil (With Bht [Preservative])): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Gamesa Chokis Chocolate Chip Large 12/4pk'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, Artificially Flavored Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil (Adds A Dietarily Insignificant Amount Of Trans Fat), Cocoa, Skim Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Milk, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor), Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Milk, Dextrose, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Butterfat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil Blend (Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil And/Or Canola Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, [Contains Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherols And Tbhq As Preservatives]).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Zinc Oxide.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.