Cinnamon Roll Cluster, Cinnamon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cinnamon Roll Cluster, Cinnamon 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.
• Other Additives (Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Cinnamon Roll Cluster, Cinnamon'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: Cream Cheese Icing (Sugar, Vegetable Shortening [Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Cheese Culture], Dextrose, Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cream Cheese Powder [Cream, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Sodium Alginate, Lactic Acid, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate {Milk}, Natural Flavor], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch, Salt, Soybean Oil, Benzoic Acid [Preservative], Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Polysorbate 60, Beta Carotene [Color]), Sugar, Invert Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil Shortening.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.