Kemps Cotton Candy Confetti

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Kemps Cotton Candy Confetti scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Red 3): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Kemps Cotton Candy Confetti'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, Colored Chocolate Chips (Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Butter Oil, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla], Sugar, Cornstarch, Titanium Dioxide, Gum Arabic, Confectioners Glaze [Shellac, Ethanol], Yellow 5 Lake, Red 3, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Carnauba Wax).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.