Pumpkin Quick Bread & Muffin Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pumpkin Quick Bread & Muffin Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Pumpkin Quick Bread & Muffin 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: Sugar, Of: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid And Bht.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.