Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Less Than 2% Of Natural And Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative)***): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Datem, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Coffee Creamer, this product is more processed than about 23% of the 1,351 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 Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Carrageenan, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean And/Or Palm Oil**.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.