Peanut Butter Chocolate Mix
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
15 listed · 8 flagged for reviewPEANUTS, ALMONDS, PEANUT BUTTER CANDY PIECES (SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, DEXTROSE, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [INCLUDES YELLOW 5 LAKE], GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE [CARNAUBA WAX, BEESWAX, EDIBLE SHELLAC]), CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS [MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK, CHOCOLATE, LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN - AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLIN - AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), PEANUTS, SUGAR, CORN OIL, CORN SYRUP, ARTIFICIAL COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE), GUM ARABIC, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE [CARNAUBA WAX, BEESWAX]), SUGAR, HONEY, CORN SYRUP, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, PEANUT AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SEA SALT, FRUCTOSE, GUM ARABIC, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORNSTARCH, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Peanut Butter Chocolate Mix 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.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Chocolate Covered Peanuts [Milk Chocolate Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Chocolate, Lactose, Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier, Vanillin - An Artificial Flavor , Peanuts, Sugar, Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Artificial Coloring Includes Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake , Gum Arabic, Confectioner'S Glaze [Carnauba Wax, Beeswax], Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 20,883 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 Peanut Butter Chocolate Mix'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: Peanut Butter Candy Pieces (Sugar, Partially Defatted Peanut Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dextrose, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Artificial Color [Includes Yellow 5 Lake], Gum Arabic, Corn Syrup, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Confectioner'S Glaze [Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Edible Shellac]), Sugar, Honey, Fructose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Peanut And/Or Cottonseed Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Butter vs Margarine and Peanut Butter vs Almond Butter comparisons.
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