Apple Baked Muffins, Apple

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Apple Baked Muffins, Apple scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Dough Conditioner (Gum Acacia, Calcium Sulfate, Corn Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Wheat Flour, Guar Gum, Enzymes)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract (Water, Alcohol, Vanilla Beans)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Lemon Flavor (Water, Propylene Glycol, Natural Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Bha)): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Apple Baked Muffins, Apple'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake Base (Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Eggs With Silicoaluminate, Egg White, Nonfat Milk, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Salt, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters, Sorbitan Monostearate, Modified Corn Starch, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Polysorbate 60, Mono And Diglycerides, Calcium Acetate, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Artificial Flavor, Soy Flour).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Fruit Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.