Pretzel Bread Sticks

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pretzel Bread Sticks scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Dough Conditioners (Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, L-Cysteine), Sodium Hydroxide): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Hydroxylated Soy Lecithin, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 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 Pretzel Bread Sticks' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folicacid.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Corn Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Kosher Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Nutrients (Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate), Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.