Candies, Cherry Bark

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Candies, Cherry Bark scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Titanium Dioxide (An Artificial Color), Artificial Colors Including: Fd&C Red 40 Lake, Red 40, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (An Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Distilled Monglyceride): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 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 Candies, Cherry Bark'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel, Palm And Coconut, Hydrogenated Palm).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.