Meijer, Pudding & Pie Filling, Vanilla

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Meijer, Pudding & Pie Filling, Vanilla scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Artificially Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil With Bha): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides (Emulsifier-For Uniform Dispersion)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Puddings & Gelatin, this product is more processed than about 36% of the 1,991 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 Meijer, Pudding & Pie Filling, Vanilla'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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carrageenan (Vegetable Gum-Thickener).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.