Marshmallow Cookies with Coconut

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Marshmallow Cookies with Coconut 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.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin Shredded Coconut): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Flavors And Coloring (Fd&C Red 40)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Powdered Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

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 Marshmallow Cookies with Coconut'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: Sugar, Invert Syrup, Artificial Flavors And Coloring (Fd &C, Yellow 5, Fd &C Yellow 6, Fd&C Red 40 And Fd&C Blue 1). Marshmallow: Invert Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powders.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.