Scones

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Scones 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.
• Modified Starches (Modified Rice Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract (Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Vanilla Beans Extractives)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Acacia): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Scones' 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: Scone Mix (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Leavening [Baking Powder, Sodium Bicarbonate, Encapsulated Sodium Bicarbonate, Mono Diglycerides], Salt, Orange Peel), Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Whey [From Milk], Mono Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.