Milk Chocolate Peanut Caramel Clusters

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Milk Chocolate Peanut Caramel Clusters 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.
• Natural Flavors (Artificial And Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Milk Chocolate Peanut Caramel Clusters' 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: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Milk, Lactose, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Salt, Natural Flavor), Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk (Milk Solids, Sugar), Invert Sugar Blend (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Nonfat Dry Milk Solids, Soy Lecithin, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.