Peppermint Assorted Chocolate Cookie Truffles, White Peppermint, Milk Peppermint Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Peppermint Assorted Chocolate Cookie Truffles, White Peppermint, Milk Peppermint Cookie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Peppermint Assorted Chocolate Cookie Truffles, White Peppermint, Milk Peppermint Cookie'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, Peppermint Pieces (Sugar, Beet Juice Concentrate, Peppermint Oil, Turmeric Color).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Palm Kernel), Peppermint Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Cookie Pieces [Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Palm Oil, Salt, Chocolate, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate)].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.