Sugar Waffer

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Iodized Salt And Artificial Colors (Fd&C Yellow 5 And #6, Fd&C Red 40 And Fd&C Blue 1)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• 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 Waffer'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: Filling 63%: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (May Contain One Or More Of The Following Partially Hydrogenated Fats: Soybean, Palm And Sunflower).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soy Lecithin As Emulsifier And Citric Acid As Antioxidant. Cookie 37%: Wheat Flour.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate As Ph Regulator, Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate As Leavening Agent, Sodium Sulfate As Leavening Agent, Aluminum Sulfate As Hardener, Calcium Sulphate As Ph Regulator In The Treatment Of Flour, Cornflour As Vehicle And Enzymes).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.