Kroger, Tailgating Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Kroger, Tailgating Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, +6 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

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 Kroger, Tailgating Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookie'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.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Chocolate Icing-Also Contains-Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali).

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Contains Less That 2% Of Guar Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Fructose, Molasses, and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Colored Icing-Also Contains-Shortening Palm Oil, Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Tbhq, If Chocolate Fudge Iced Also Contains Vegetable Oil (Palm, Canola), Soy Lecithin If Caramel Iced Also Contains-Vegetable Oil (Palm). Water.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.