Sweet Buttermilk Pie
The processing score reflects 45 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
19 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, BUTTERMILK (CULTURED LOWFAT MILK, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), INVERT SUGAR, WATER, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM [MILK], SALT), FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, ENRICHED CORN MEAL (DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVORS, LEMON PUREE (WATER, SUGAR, LEMON PULP CELLS, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, LEMON OIL), SALT, DEXTROSE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC EXTRACTS AS COLOR, NONFAT DRY MILK FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS A AND D, CALCIUM PROPIONATE TO RETARD SPOILAGE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Sweet Buttermilk Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Sweet Buttermilk Pie'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, Invert Sugar, Lemon Puree (Water, Sugar, Lemon Pulp Cells, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Lemon Oil), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Phosphoric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Propionate To Retard Spoilage.
Natural sources but industrial application.
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