Moondance, Holiday Iced Cookie

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Moondance, Holiday Iced Cookie scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum Icing: May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Natural Green Food Coloring (Alfalfa)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 18,630 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 Moondance, Holiday Iced Cookie'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, Invert Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Cornstarch, Bicarbonate Of Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Kosher Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Red Foodcoloring (Natural Plant Extractive).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.