Marine Boy Baked Snack

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Marine Boy Baked Snack scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Lecithin Premix (Lecithin, Whey Powder, Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Silicon Dioxide)): 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 Marine Boy Baked Snack'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Palm Olein, Palm Stearin, Palm Kernel, Coconut Oil Oleoresin Rosemary).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Yellow Sugar, Bbq Paste (Barbecue Seasoning Base, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Salt, Fermented Alcohol, Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotide, Xanthan Gum, Tea Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Mixed Cheeze Powder Cheese Powder, Whey Powder Disalt Whey Powder Disalt, Wheypowder , Sugar Powder Sugar, Corn Starch, Salt Sodium Chloride, Slicon Dioxide , Fat Palm Oil, Corn Syrup,Sodium Caseinate, Emulsifier, D-Tocopherol , Oyster Shell Calcium Oyster Shell Powder , Salt, Sodium Carbonate, Salt, Sodium Carbonate, Dha Powder, Soy Lecithin.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.