New York Yankees, Cookie Bites

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, New York Yankees, Cookie Bites scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin As An Emulsifier): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 New York Yankees, Cookie Bites' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Sugar Soybean Oil.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil, Palm Oil Shortening.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening Mix (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate Cornstarch, And Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.