Iced Fudge Brownie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Preservative Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Processed Fruit Products (Fudge Base Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol. Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Soy Lecithin): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Iced Fudge Brownie'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: Fudge Icing (Sugar, Palm Oil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors), Sugar, Honey, Flavor (Dextrose, Corn Starch, Water, Ethyl Alcohol), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake Shortening (Soybean Oil, Glyceryl-Lacto Easters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Tbhq), Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil With Soy Lecithin).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.