Key Lime Flavored Cordials, Key Lime

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Key Lime Flavored Cordials, Key Lime scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake, Fd&C Blue 1 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Key Lime Flavored Cordials, Key Lime'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.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavors.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: White Couverture Flavored Chocolate (Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Monoglycerides, Titanium Dioxide Color, Artificial Flavor), Cane Sugar, Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor [Processed With Alkali], Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla Flavor), White Confectionery Flavored Chocolate (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Whey Powder, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.