Old Fashioned Popcorn, Cupcake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Old Fashioned Popcorn, Cupcake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Popcorn & Pretzels, this product is more processed than about 79% of the 4,573 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 Old Fashioned Popcorn, Cupcake'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, Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Mono And Diglyceride, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Artificial Color [Titanium Dioxide], Natural And Artificial Flavor), Candy Inclusions (Sugar, Rice Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Cottonseed And/Or Soybean], Corn Starch, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Titanium Dioxide [Color], Artificial Color [Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 5 & 6], Artificial Flavors).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.