Star Crunch Cookies
The processing score reflects 78 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
50 listed · 16 flagged for reviewSUGAR, CORN SYRUP, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, WHEY, SALT, BARLEY MALT, WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE), PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PROTECT FLAVOR, WATER, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY FLOUR, WHEY, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, RAISINS, MOLASSES, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), COLORS (CARAMEL COLOR, RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE, YELLOW 5, TURMERIC, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE), SOY LECITHIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE, CITRIC ACID, PECTIN, EGG WHITES, SODIUM CITRATE, POLYSORBATE 60, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 80, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DATEM, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MALIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, SPICES, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, EGG YOLKS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CELLULOSE AND GUAR AND KARAYA GUMS, DEXTRIN, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEAT GERM, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR, GLYCERIN, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Star Crunch Cookies scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, +1 more): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Wheat Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, +4 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Pectin, Carrageenan, Cellulose And Guar And Karaya Gums, +1 more): 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 Star Crunch 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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Whey, Salt, Barley Malt, Wheat Flour, Dextrose), Dextrose. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Flour, Molasses, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm And Palm Kernel Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate, Citric Acid, Malic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Colors (Caramel Color, Red 40, Titanium Dioxide, Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Yellow 5, Turmeric, Blue 1, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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