Original Chocolate Chip Mini Cookie Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Original Chocolate Chip Mini Cookie Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% 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 Original Chocolate Chip Mini 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: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Tocopherols (Added As An Antioxidant)).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Natural Vanilla Extract), Sugar, Brown Sugar, Milk Replacer (Soybean Protein, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Guar Gum, Beta-Carotene Color And Soy Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.