Hand Pie

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Hand 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.

Corn-Based SweetenersStrong UPF marker

In this product: Glaze [Icing Sugar (Granulated Sugar, Maltodextrin), Water, Corn Syrup, Vanilla Flavor (Water, Pure Grain Alcohol, Ethyl Vanillin, And Artificial Flavors)].

HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Baked Chocolate Pie: Dough [Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Lard (With Bha, Propyl Gallate And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor), Water, Salt, Dehydrated Milk], Filling [Water, Granulated Sugar, Creme Powder (Modified Tapioca Starch, Dextrose, Salt, And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Titanium Dioxide (Color), Carrageenan, Glucono Delta Lactone, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate), Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch, Silicon Dioxide (Flow Aid), Yellow 5, Yellow 6), Fudge Icing Base (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, Mono & Diglycerides, Sorbic Acid (As A Preservative), Propylene Glycol, Water, Chocolate Liquor, Salt, Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch, Dextrose), Margarine (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Skim Milk, Cultured Skim Milk, Salt, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides And Soy Lecithin (Emulsifiers), Vitamin A Palmitate, Colored With Beta Carotene, Artificial Flavor)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.