Pudding Snack, Vanilla

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Artificial Flavors (Less Than 1 Percent Of: Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Puddings & Gelatin, this product is more processed than about 36% of the 1,991 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 Pudding Snack, Vanilla'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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color Added (Including Yellow 5 And Yellow 6).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.