Key Lime 9"" Pie, Key Lime

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Key Lime 9"" Pie, Key Lime scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Polysorbate-80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Key Lime 9"" Pie, Key Lime'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: Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar), Brown Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Graham Crackers (Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid), Graham Flour (Whole Grain Wheat Flour), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Honey, Leavening (Baking Soda And/Or Calcium Phosphate), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil, With Lauric Acid Oil And Sodium Caseinate.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.