M&m Chocolate Candies Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, M&m Chocolate Candies Cookie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (M&M Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits (Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial Flavor), Sugar, Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Coloring (Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake), Dextrin)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Flavor (Propylene Glycol, Water, Alcohol, Vanillin, Heliotropine)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Emulsifier Water, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, 2% Or Less Of: Sodium Propionate A Preservative , Salt): 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 M&m Chocolate Candies 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Pasteurized Whole Egg Product (Concentrated Whole Eggs, Sugar, With Less Than 1% Of The Following: Sodium Alginate, Glycerol, And Maltodextrin), Brown Sugar, Invert Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.