Chocolate Brownie Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Brownie Bites 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.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): 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 Chocolate Brownie Bites' 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: Brownie Mix [Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Dried Egg Whites, Salt, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Monoester, Mono And Diglycerides, Soybean Oil, Lecithin, Bha, Citric Acid), And Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Reese'S Peanut Butter Cups [Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Nonfat Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, Pgpr, Emulsifier), Peanuts, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, Tbhq (Preservative)], Chocolate Filling [Sugar, Palm Oil, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Lactose, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.