Variety Mix Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): 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 Variety Mix Cookie'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: Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Gum Acacia.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil And Canola Oil [With Tbhq To Preserve Freshness]), Vegetable Shortening (Palm And Canola Oil [With Tbhq To Preserve Freshness]), Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil [With Tbhq To Preserve Freshness]).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Sugar, Dextrose, Fructose, and 5 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Leavening (Baking Soda), Less Than 2% Of The Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate (Preserves Freshness).

Natural sources but industrial application.