Little Debbie, Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies

Processing Score

15.6Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 25 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

024300044779

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size22 g

Amount per serving

Calories

110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g

Saturated Fat 3g

15%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 75mg

Total Carbohydrate 14g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 8g

Protein 1g

Calcium 0mg

Iron 0.4mg

Potassium 20mg

* 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

14 listed · 6 flagged for review

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PROTECT FLAVOR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY FLOUR, ORANGE SUGAR CRYSTALS (SUGAR, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, YELLOW 6, CARNAUBA WAX), CORN STARCH, EGG WHITES, SALT, BAKING SODA, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, YELLOW 6 LAKE, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY (MILK).

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, Little Debbie, Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Emulsifiers (Mono-And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Little Debbie, Pumpkin Shortbread 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: Sugar, Orange Sugar Crystals (Sugar, Confectioner'S Glaze, Yellow 6, Carnauba Wax).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm And Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

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