Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bites, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
The processing score reflects 56 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
20 listed · 13 flagged for reviewCAKE BASE (SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED [FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], FOOD STARCHMODIFIED, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, EGGS, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE], MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY)POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR COMSTARCH)WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, ANHYDROUS DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER]), PUMPKIN, SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, INVERT SUGAR, ICING STABILIZER (DEXTROSE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR AGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS LOCUST BEAN GUM, MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES), EGG EXTENDER (WHEAT FLOUR, EGGS, SOY OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE, SOYA LECITHIN, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ANNATTO, TURMERIC), GROUND CINNAMON, ICING STABILIZER (DEXTROSE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS SALT, MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, LOCUST BEAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], ARTIFICIAL FAVOR), MOLASSES, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PERSERVATIVE), GROUND NUTMEG, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SODIUM PROPIONATE (PERSERVATIVE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bites, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip 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.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate (Perservative)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
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 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bites, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip'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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cake Base (Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Food Starchmodified, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Whey)Powdered Sugar (Sugar Comstarch)Water.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Chocolate Chips (Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Anhydrous Dextrose, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier]), Sugar, Brown Sugar, Invert Sugar, and 3 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Propionate (Perservative).
Natural sources but industrial application.
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