Mermaid Fondant Decorating Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mermaid Fondant Decorating Kit 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Coloring (Includes Water, Glycerine, Red 3, Blue 1)Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Supplies, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,060 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 Mermaid Fondant Decorating Kit'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: Fondant Ingredients: Light Purple: Confectioners Coating (Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil And Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil), Whey Powder, Whole Milk Solids, Skim Milk Powder Solids, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Salt, And Artificial Flavor), Fondant Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Maltodextrin, Natural And Artificial Flavor. Coloring (Includes Water, Glycerine, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1). Purple: Confectioners Coating (Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil And Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil), Whey Powder, Whole Milk Solids, Skim Milk Powder Solids, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Salt, And Artificial Flavor), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coloring (Includes Water, Glycerine, Blue 1, Yellow 5).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.