Rocko Filled Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Rocko Filled Cookie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Artificially Flavored Strawberry Filling [Glucose Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Cornstarch, Sugar, Pectin, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Artificial Flavor, Red 40]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Rocko Filled Cookie'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coating [Sugar, Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oil), Cocoa, Polyglycerol Polyrricinoleate, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Carbonate, Artificial Flavor].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Fractionated Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Soy Lecithin).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Enrichment (Ferrous Fumarate, Zinc Citrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide).

Natural sources but industrial application.