Mint Cookie Sandwiches, Mint
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including artificial colors, ingredients listed as artificial, corn syrup, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
23 listed · 11 flagged for reviewREDUCED FAT ICE CREAM: SKIM MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, ANNATTO EXTRACT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CHOCOLATE COOKIE: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLATE), M&M'S MINIS MILK CHOCOLATE CANDIES [MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS), SUGAR, COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 40, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 2), CORN SYRUP, DEXTRIN, CORNSTARCH, CARNAUBA WAX], PALM OIL, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE], BAKING SODA, SALT, MOLASSES, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mint Cookie Sandwiches, Mint scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, M&M'S Minis Milk Chocolate Candies [Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial And Natural Flavors), Sugar, Coloring (Includes Blue 1 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 2), Corn Syrup, Dextrin, Cornstarch, Carnauba Wax]): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Mint Cookie Sandwiches, Mint'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.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Molasses.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Annatto Extract.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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