Pizza Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pizza Cookie 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.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Red 40 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Pizza 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, Raspberry Filling (Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Red Raspberry, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Food Starch-Modified, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Red 40, Blue 1, Propylene Glycol, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Sulfate), White Coating (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Monoglycerides, Artificial Color (Titanium Dioxide), Salt, Artificial Flavor), Invert Syrup, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Citric Acid).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder, Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.