Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Natural And Artificial Colors And Flavors): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sprinkles ( (Sugar, Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Soya Lecithin, Glucose, Gum Arabic, Cocoa Powder, Fd&C Colors Red 3 Dye (Erythrosine), Blue 1 Dye, Red 40 Dye (Erythrosine), Yellow 5, Yellow 6))): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Sprinkle Cookies' 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: Wheat Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour Enriched (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Malted Barley Flour, Potassium Bromate).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.