Hot Fudge Brownie Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hot Fudge Brownie Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Corn Starch): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Color Added. Freshness Preserved By Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Hot Fudge Brownie Mix'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.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Distilled Monoglycerides.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Caseinate.

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Ethoxylated Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Bht And Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.