Snack Mix, Peanut Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Snack Mix, Peanut Butter 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.
• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And/Or Palm)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Titanium Dioxide (An Artificial Coloring)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 Snack Mix, Peanut Butter'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.

Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa (Processed With Alkali).

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Gum Arabic.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Confectioner'S Glaze, Distilled Monoglycerides.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugar AlcoholsUPF marker

In this product: Sorbitol.

Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Vanilla.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Glazed Popcorn: Sucrose, Micro Mini Twist Pretzels: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Salt, Less Than 2% Of: Canola Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Barley Malt Extract, Contains One Or More Of: Yeast, Sodium And/Or Ammonium Bicarbonate), Chocolatey Coating: Sugar, Peanut Butter Gems: Peanut Butter Flavored Coating (Sugar, Partially Defatted Peanut Flour, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Salt), and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Rspo Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.