Premium Jurtle Caramel Corn

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Premium Jurtle Caramel Corn 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 (E102)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• 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 Premium Jurtle Caramel Corn'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: Dark Chocolate Flavored Confectioners' Coating (Sugar, Vegetable Oils [Palm Kernel And Partially Hydrogenated Palm], Cocoa, Skim Milk, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Vanilla, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Sorbitan Tristearate And Soy Lecithin [Emulsifiers], Salt), Brown Sugar, White Confectioners' Coating (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Monoglycerides, Artificial Color [Titanium Dioxide], Artificial Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil (Pure Coconut Oil, Beta-Carotene).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.