Holiday Select Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Holiday Select Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Holiday Select Mix'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: Cane Sugar, Milk Chocolate Ornaments (Sugar , Cocoa Butter, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa Mass, Butterfat , Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Dark Chocolate (Cane Sugar, Cocoa Mass (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa Butter , Butter Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla), Milk Chocolate (Cane Sugar , Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color Added (Titanium Dioxide).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.