The processing score reflects 34 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
18 listed · 5 flagged for reviewENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, SUGAR, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), SOYBEAN OIL, OF: LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), CINNAMON, DEXTROSE, MOLASSES, SALT, CORN STARCH, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEAT GLUTEN, GUMS (XANTHAN, CAROB BEAN, AND GUAR), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Monkey Bread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 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 Monkey Bread'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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Bleached Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Molasses.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Of: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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