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Peanut Butter Cookies

Processing Score
9.0Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
3/10Fair

The processing score reflects 32 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Protein SourceGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
854829006657
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size38 g
Amount per serving
Calories
170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g
10%
Saturated Fat 3.5g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 300mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate 21g
8%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 2g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 0.7mg
4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

21 listed · 6 flagged for review

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), INVERT SUGAR, PEANUTS, SUGAR, PALM OIL, TAPIOCA SYRUP, COCONUT OIL, WATER, GLYCERINE, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BAKING SODA, MOLASSES, NATURAL FLAVORS, OAT BRAN, OAT HULL FIBER, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORGHUM FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT STARCH, XANTHAN GUM.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Peanut Butter Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Emulsifiers (Glycerine, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Peanut Butter Cookies' 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: Invert Sugar, Sugar, Tapioca Syrup, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Butter vs Margarine and Peanut Butter vs Almond Butter comparisons.

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