Mini Chocolate Croissants, Chocolate
The processing score reflects 72 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 12 flagged for reviewCROISSANT: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, WATER, SUGAR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3, COLOR [BETA-CAROTENE]), SUGAR, YEAST, EGG WHITES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS MILK), CALCIUM PROPIONATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SORBIC ACID, ENZYME, ASCORBIC ACID. CHOCOLATE FILLING: SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, DEXTROSE), COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CANOLA OIL (BHA, BHT), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY POWDER (MILK), INVERT SUGAR, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID. CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING: (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA POWDER, COCOA POWDER [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SOYBEAN LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT). GLAZE (CORN SYRUP, WATER, SUGAR, HONEY, SODIUM ALGINATE, CITRIC ACID, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, AGAR, PECTIN. TOPPING: DEXTROSE, CORNSTARCH, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SILICON DIOXIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mini Chocolate Croissants, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor (Contains Milk)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme, Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Mini Chocolate Croissants, Chocolate'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: Margarine (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Sugar, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Color [Beta-Carotene]), Sugar, Chocolate (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Dextrose), Invert Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid. Chocolate Filling: Sugar, Ascorbic Acid. Chocolate Flavored Coating: Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil And/Or Palm Oil, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Powder [Processed With Alkali], Soybean Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract . Glaze Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Honey, Sodium Alginate, Citric Acid, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Benzoate Preservative , Potassium Sorbate Preservative , Artificial Flavor, Agar, Pectin. Topping: Dextrose, Cornstarch, Shortening Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil , Titanium Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide, Natural Flavor.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil (Bha, Bht).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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