Healthy Choice, Pudding, French Vanilla

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavours): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl-2-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 Healthy Choice, Pudding, French 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 (Palm Oil And/Or Hydrogenated Palm Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil And/Or Hydrogenated Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tricalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.