Cookie Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed And/Or Soybean)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Cookie 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.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Soy Lecithin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Salt; Milk Chocolate Chips: Sugar, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier)And Natural Vanilla Flavor; Kiss Sprinkles: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.