Gingerbread Cottage Kit
The processing score reflects 54 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 16 flagged for reviewGOLD BEARS INGREDIENTS: GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), SUGAR, GELATIN, DEXTROSE (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW BEESWAX, WHITE BEESWAX, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1. ROULETTE INGREDIENTS: GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), BLUE 1. GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: PALM OIL, COCONUT OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL), INVERTED SUGAR, GINGER, CINNAMON, LEAVENING (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM METABISULFITE. WHITE ICING INGREDIENTS: POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, FOOD STARCH), WATER, CORN SYRUP, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID, AGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Gingerbread Cottage Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural Flavors (Artificial And Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Gingerbread Cottage 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Carnauba Wax, White Beeswax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Gold Bears Ingredients: Glucose Syrup (From Wheat Or Corn), Sugar, Dextrose (From Wheat Or Corn), Blue 1. Roulette Ingredients: Glucose Syrup (From Wheat Or Corn), and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Kernel Oil, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Yellow Beeswax, Caramel Color, Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Ammonium Bicarbonate And Sodium Bicarbonate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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About our scores and this content
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