Guava Pie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil With Mono And Diglycerides): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (& Red 40 Potassium Sorbate To Retard Spoilage): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Guava Pie'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, Guava Filling: Guava Pulp, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Water, Fd&C Red 40.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.