Bar, Cookie Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol, Maltitol Syrup): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Bar, Cookie Butter'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: Speculoos Cookie Butter (Speculoos Cookie [Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Margarine (Vegetable Oils And Fats Blend [Palm, Canola], Water, Mono- & Diglycerides, Citric Acid), Liquid Sugar, Sodium Carbonate, Salt, Cinnamon], Vegetable Oil Blend [Palm, Canola], Sugar, Canola Lecithin).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Speculoos Cookie (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Butter [Cream, Salt], Brown Sugar, Invert Sugar, Cinnamon, Molasses, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate), White Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Palm Kernel & Palm Oil, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Vanilla Extract), Icing Sugar (Sucrose, Maltodextrin), Speculoos Cookie Crunch (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Margarine [Palm Fat, Water, Canola Oil, Citric Acid], Liquid Sugar, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sea Salt, Cinnamon).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.