Stick Biscuit & Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Stick Biscuit & Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Flavors (Chocolate, Vanillin, Condensed Milk, Vanilla)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Mass): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Lecithin, Glycerin Esters Of Fatty Acids)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Papain): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Stick Biscuit & Chocolate'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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Palm Oil, Tocopherol).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.