Harry & David, Chocolate Covered Fruit, Blueberries

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Harry & David, Chocolate Covered Fruit, Blueberries scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Medium Chain Triglycerides, Blue 2 Lake, Carmine, Soy Lecithin)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor (With Soybean Oil)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 20,883 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 Harry & David, Chocolate Covered Fruit, Blueberries' 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: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Coating (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey [Milk], Nonfat Milk, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Water, Gum Acacia, Dextrin, Food Starch-Modified, Coconut Oil, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid), Dried Blueberries (With Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.