Specialty Coffee Beverage, Caramel Latte

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Specialty Coffee Beverage, Caramel Latte scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And/Or Palm)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Soluble Coffee, Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Lactose And Less Than 1% Of Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Hexametaphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 30% of the 4,985 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 Specialty Coffee Beverage, Caramel Latte'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Glucose Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.