Private Selection, Extreme Chocolate Brownies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Private Selection, Extreme Chocolate Brownies 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.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Semisweet Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge Topping): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Private Selection, Extreme Chocolate Brownies' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Milk Chocolate Flavored Confectionary Coating (Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Lactose, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate [Processed With Alkali], Cocoa Butter, Anhydrous Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.