Rainbow Chocolate Chip

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Rainbow Chocolate Chip scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Chemical Preservatives (Tbhq): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Rainbow 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Marshmallow (Corn Syrup, Glucose-Fructose, Sugar, Water, Gelatin, Modified Corn Starch), Crisp Rice (Rice, Sugar, Salt, Malt [Corn Flour, Malted Barley], Reduced Iron, Niacinamide, Thiamine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B1], Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6], Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid And Bht [Preservative]), Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin [Added As An Emulsifier], Vanillin [Artificial Flavor]), Rainbow Sprinkles (Sugar, Cornstarch, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Soya Lecithin, Gum Arabic, Confectioner'S Glaze, Fd&C Colors Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 5, Red 40, Red 3).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Whey Solids, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.