Msrf, Brownie Mix Made with Oreo Cookie Pieces

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Msrf, Brownie Mix Made with Oreo Cookie Pieces 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.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanillin - An Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Msrf, Brownie Mix Made with Oreo Cookie Pieces' 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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Canola And/Or Palm Oil And/Or Canola Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda And/Or Calcium Phosphate), Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Mono Calcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.