Spring Holiday Assortment

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Chocolate Flavored Chips [Sugar, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Palm Oils), Water, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavors], Sprinkles And Nonpareils [Sugar, Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed), Corn Syrup, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Vanillin, Confectioners Glaze, Carnauba Wax And Coloring Includes: Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 3 And Blue 2], Chocolate Fudge [Sugar, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Palm Oils), Water, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavors]): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40 And Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Raspberry Filling [Sugar, Raspberries, Quince, Apple, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Pectin, Citric Acid, Tricalcium Citrate, Trisodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phosphate, Red 40 And Blue 1]): 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 Spring Holiday Assortment'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid], Margarine [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate And Beta Carotene (Color)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

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 Oil And Soybean Oil].

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.