Luna Pie
The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup and enriched flour or grain. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* 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
20 listed · 5 flagged for reviewUNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SAUCE (TOMATOES, A BLEND OF OLIVE OIL AND SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, OREGANO, BLACK PEPPER, GRANULATED GARLIC, AND NATURALLY DERIVED CITRIC ACID), WATER, CRUMBLED SAUSAGE (PORK, SEASONING, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, BHA, BHT AND CITRIC ACID), ANISE, CARAMEL COLOR, LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE ( (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT ANTI CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)), DICED RED AND GREEN PEPPERS, DICED ONIONS, CHOPPED SPINACH, SLICED PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID, STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRATE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-AGENT)), SALT, OLIVE OIL, SUGAR, YEAST, EGGS, SESAME SEEDS, SOYBEAN OIL, DOUGH CONDITIONER (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, SOY OIL, ENZYMES).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Luna Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Other Additives (Sauce (Tomatoes, A Blend Of Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil, Salt, Oregano, Black Pepper, Granulated Garlic, And Naturally Derived Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese ( (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Potato Starch, Corn Starch And Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Anti Caking), Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)), Grated Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, And Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Agent))): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Luna Pie'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: Crumbled Sausage (Pork, Seasoning, Spices, Dextrose, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Bha, Bht And Citric Acid), Sliced Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid, Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavoring, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrate, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Olive Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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