Quinoa Clusters, Peanut Butter Cacao

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Quinoa Clusters, Peanut Butter Cacao scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Organic Cacao Nibs): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Organic Vanilla Extract (Alcohol, Vanilla Beans Extractives)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 66% 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 Quinoa Clusters, Peanut Butter Cacao'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: Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Dark Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Vanilla Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Almond Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.