Fancy Cookies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Almond. Jelly: Corn Syrup, Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Red 3 & #40, Yellow 5 & #6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Evaporated Apples (Prepared W/ Sulfer Dioxide, Citric Acid, Pectin, Sodium Citrate, Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate (Less Than 1/10 Of 1%)As Preservative, Fd&C Red 40 & Blue 2)Chocolate Coating: Sugar, Gumarabic): 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 Fancy 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.

Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Cocoa.

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Lecithin, Soya Lecithin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Cottonseed Oil Soybean Oil)Sugar, Sugar, Sulfur Dioxide. Sprinkles: Sugar.

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.