Sugar-Free* Assortment

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate (As Preservative)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol (Usp, Multifold, And Aciculae Potassium), Topping: Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate 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 Sugar-Free* 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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Locust Bean Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Acesulfame Potassium.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.