Muffin Mix, Blueberry

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Contains Soybean And Cottonseed Oil)With Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40 Lake, Blue 2 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Muffin Mix, Blueberry'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, Corn Flake Crumbs (Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Salt, Malt Extract, Vitamin C [Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid], Iron [Ferrous Fumarate], Vitamin A [Palmitate], Niacin [Niacinamide], Vitamin B2 [Riboflavin], Vitamin B1 [Thiamine Mononitrate], Vitamin B6 [Pyridoxine Hydrochloride], Vitamin D [Cholecalciferol], Vitamin B12 [Cyanocobalamin], Folic Acid), Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.