Hello Yellow Decorating Icing

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hello Yellow Decorating Icing scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Methylcellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Supplies, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,060 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 Hello Yellow Decorating Icing'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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.