Pineapple Filled Cookies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pineapple Filled Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Oil Spread [Partially Hydrogenated Palm, Soybean And/Or Canola Oils, Mono & Diglycerides, Iodized Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Artificial And Natural Flavor, Annatto Color, Tbhq (Antioxidant)]): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Pineapple Filling (Sugar, Pineapple Puree, Corn Starch, Pectin, Citric Acid, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Hydrogenated Coconut Oil), Guar Gum, Sodium Alginate, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pypophosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Pineapple Filled Cookies' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavor.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And Fractionated Palm Oils).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin, Vitamin E Acetate, Pyridoxine Hcl, and 4 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Fumarate, Potassium Iodide, Ferrous Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.