Shortbread Keto Baking Mix Cookie, Shortbread

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Shortbread Keto Baking Mix Cookie, Shortbread scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Medium Chain Triglycerides (Derived From Coconut)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Acacia, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 21% of the 5,176 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 Shortbread Keto Baking Mix Cookie, Shortbread'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.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate, Tricalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Monk Fruit.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.